SUMMER IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR

Our temperatures are cooling down, we've had our first frost, it's actually getting dark at night, the leaves are turning and the geese are heading south. Yes, summer is in the rear view mirror. 

Here's some things I'll miss about summer. 

• Flowers  

             

    

• Eating, visiting, celebrating in the yard with family and friends.

• The long daylight hours

• Reading outside in the swing and hammock. (If you're interested, check out my summer reading list below). 

• Dinners on the back deck

• Less clothes (no jackets, boots and gloves)

• Bible reading and prayer in the sunshine on the front deck

• Driving with the windows down

• Daily walks outside

• Butterflies

• The smell of fresh mowed grass

• The fragrance of lilac lingering in the yard

• Ladybugs

• Barbecues 

• Digging in the dirt to plant flowers

• Flip-flops & visors

• The kids playing basketball in the driveway

• Ducks from the river visiting in our yard

• Green leaves and grass

• Open doors and windows

• Driving on dry roads  (no snow)

• Birds at the bird feeder outside our front window. (I'm wondering if they'll visit during the winter and hoping they will).

• Being outside

• Bare feet

Goodbye Summer, Happy Fall Y'all

 

Created by Nancy Welch

 

Summer Reading List: 

The Marriage Lie, William Krueger    

Cold Tangerines, Shauna Niequist 

Ordinary Grace  William Kent Krueger

When God Winks at You, Squire Rushnell 

The Color of Light, Karen White  

The Tender Land, William Kent Krueger
Chasing Vines, Beth Moore
The Devil’s Bed, William Kent Krueger
The Undoing of Saint Silvanus, Beth Moore  

Pay It Forward, Catherine Ryan Hyde 

Stay, Catherine Ryan Hyde
Sweet Magnolia Series, Sherryl Woods
The Rescue, Nickolas Sparks
The Book of Lost Friends, Lisa Wingate  
Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer