...with a nod to Anne H.
1. homemade nectarine and corn salsa, especially when shared with friends
2. impromptu porch talks that shift between the silly and more serious
3. washing the dirt off of my feet with water from the hose after working in the garden
4. the garden, and especially this year, the balloon plants and purple phlox
5. the days, like today, when the temperature drops
6. having neighbor kids help wash the car
7. singing the summer songs of church accompanied by guitar
8. this year's favorite play-it-loudly song, which I think is still last year's, Fix You by Coldplay
9. non stop-and-go moped rides, long stretches of wind
10. fudgesicles
11. mowing the lawn, especially when I do 2 or 3 in a row as a treat for my neighbors
12. knowing that it is not August
13. this year, the birds, so many birds -- their idle gossip backdrop to every day
14. the parade of kids on bikes, on tractors, or tricycles, on scooters, in their barefeet
15. going into an air conditioning place to meet a friend -- the blast of cold air and warm smile at the same time
16. sitting on the porch as rain comes in from the west
17. Mrs. Sherwin, 88, who hangs up her American flag every morning
18. a loaded trunk and a full tank of gas
19. the porch at 2900 E. Overlook
20. laughing at a party, being at a party, being brave enough to go to a party
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