(Un)Official Summer

Summer is no luxury. It's just the way things are, for a certain number of days per year. Still, it's full of a lot of things that I like very much. Like, in zero particular order, these real-life happenings from my holiday weekend:

"Swimming" being a legitimate possibility on the day's agenda.

Hard physical labor in the heat, followed by a super-cold milk shake.

BBQs with mini ramps. All the friends hanging out, all night, every night.

Something new blooming in the garden every day.

Wildfire smoke setting the evening skies ablaze.

A cool shower right before bed.

Backyard campfires, followed the smell of woodsmoke on your hoodie for days.