Forever Summer


This is it. The last afternoon, the last day, the last moments of summer. We spent them outside, freely exploring the outdoors and enjoying each other. No worries about what tomorrow brings -- new teachers, new classmates, new schoolwork -- just eagerly soaking up the final rays of this sun-soaked season. In moments like this I mourn the end of summer, the end of relaxed and carefree, the end of unscheduled and unrequired. In moments like this I wish it could be forever summer.

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Lily said…
What a wonderfuly moving post. You conveyed so much emotion with that one short entry and photo. thanks for sharing
5:41 AM
Lily said…
Annette what a wonderful post. you conveyed so much emotion with just a few words and one picture
5:42 AM
Catherine said…
I really wish my summers were unscheduled and unstructured....
9:43 AM
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