Hot , Hotter, Hotter Still …
One hot summer’s day, I tried turning on all the car’s air conditioning vents towards myself. It was no use. The sweltering heat was unrelenting. I sipped some water from the water-bottle I’d left in the car a couple of hours earlier, and it felt like very bland tea – warm, but still better than nothing. This is going to be the reality – I thought to myself miserably as I heard the climate doomsday sayers in my head. Every progressive summer heads towards hotter and hotter temperatures.
Even the phone seemed to be prickly and finicky with the heat – sporadically dropping and picking up the CarPlay. That’s when I noticed the car’s options for nature sounds. I picked Rainy Day – yearnings for a wonderful rainy day even if the drops of water would evaporate the moment they hit the earth that parched day.
I didn’t expect to feel much – but I was mistaken. We do not really give each of our senses its due in how it makes us feel. My ears pricked up at the sounds of the rain even as the car itself was dry as brush. Maybe it was the effect of the air conditioning kicking in, but everything felt suddenly cooler. I fumbled for my cooling glasses again – I could not wear them because they were too hot earlier, but that made a difference too.
It was miraculous, the transformation from parched to a feeling of summertime abundance. Life felt sweeter.
SummerTime Sweetness
Watching the flowers sag on the trees,
Even as the fruit trees are breaking off with the weight of their fruit,
The joy of filling your home with fresh fruits and vegetables from a summer bounty.
Having friends to share all of this with
Nurturing the garden
Watching with amazement as butterflies and bees flit happily.
Indulging in summer activities
Reading great books,
Having wonderful fellow readers to discuss them with.
The joy of grocery shopping that includes ice cream 🙂
The abundance of books from the local library
The night-time adventures with every protagonist and idea sharer
Those are the joys of summertime abundances.
If listening to rain sounds in the car when the weather outside is blistering can bring out all of the above, we are blessed indeed. What are your summertime sweetness feelings?
“The world smells of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside” – Maud Hart Lovelace on Summer
Nourish-n-Cherish 