Summer comes to me in fits and starts, a super 8 film patched together.
London broil
corn
strawberries
Tupperware plates
pool volleyball
broken window
broken door
broken brother
stars in the sky
floating in the pool
hot beach sand
sunsets
camp
M&M peanuts
soap operas and hand written letters
Disneyland
sleepless nights
summer jobs
zoo school
Seaworld
tortoises and hibiscus
a stuffed monkey
raspberry jello and angel food cake
night blooming jasmine
wisdom teeth and tonsils
camping
Rainier
sprinklers
water park
sleeping in the backyard
air conditioning
washcloths
stay in your bathing suit all day
sunburns
books
Harry Potter marathon
Star Wars
Tahoe margaritas
soft serve
card games
lanterns
big trees
high dive
fishing
Yosemite
Yellowstone
Kings Canyon
Tahoe
bike rider
windsurfing
Catalina
missed boats
cross stitch
craft time
Aunt Linda's convertible couch
ginger ale
Shirley Temples
Beverly Hills
Huntington Beach
roses
Carnation ice Cream
bus rides
train rider
the ranch
Sacramento
San Jose
Santa Cruz
family reunions
neighborhood beach parties
roller skates
roast beef and candy
game shows
Columbia
NYC
Boston
DC
Hawaii
graduation
going to college
retail summers
Fridays Tequila sunrise
Seattle summers
lake house
Chelan
Mariners games
ice cream truck
ferryboats
fish and chips
wagon
confrontation on the ferry boat
Derby Days
Duvall
all stars
boat time
losing my Dad
clouds
Cape Cod
the boat to Catalina
Valhalla
summer physical
volleyball practice
water polo
losing David
chicken, salad and lemonade
Baskin Robbins
Parkway Plaza
the dock
4th in Seattle
alone in Seattle
interview
Grand Canyon
Jacaranda
SunDevil sendoff
corn hole
COVID summer
day camp
camp names
camp at y
swimming lessons
Naomi's house
diving for pennies
Non's house
tile table and chairs
parties
player piano and the bar
swimming with dogs
wine
cabin-smell of warm summer
3 legged race
the market
farmers market
U Village
Fremont
Whistler
spa days
road trips
economics at Grossmont College
Life in a Northern Town
Sangria and kabobs
steel drums
Gary is his cast
La Jolla Shores
Windansea
In and Out
rolled tacos
diet coke
too hot to cook
too hot to sleep
junior ranges
Ohanapecosh
X games in Big Sky
geocache
Camano
Crab catching
kayaking with whales
smoky skies
Hotel del with a baby
sharks in the surf
fire pits
S'mores
campfire songs
Cotswolds
picture taking
making room to write
walk over fences
sunsets for days
London Bridge
London
Havasu
Nantucket
Ozarks
Columbia River
sea shells
friends
homecoming
motor boats
margaritas and mimosas
grapes off the vine
farm fresh food
hearts
gardens
flowers
cobblestones
Tour de France
floating
dreaming
writing
creating
sailing
canoeing
walking
living.
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