Friday, July 18, 2008

100 words on Summer in Brooklyn



I don’t often venture outside on the very hot days. But when there is a birthday present to mail I strap on Isaac, put Andrew in the stroller and head out into the hot. We try to leave early when it is cooler. But we never do.

As we walk down the street we feel the cool blast from air conditioners as doors open and close. We feel drips from air conditioners that stick out from windows overhead. We take comfort in the air conditioned lobby of the post office, where the wait does not seem so bad after all.




Take the challenge! In 20 words tell me about summer in your neighborhood!

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great description! Here goes mine in 20:

Summer around my town is birds at feeders, lawn mowers roaring, children laughing and splashing pools and trees providing shade.

Anonymous said...

lol - oops I guess I left out a word - well I tried! ;)

Heather said...

Kids running around playing, splashing from the pools heard everywhere, the smell of bbq grilling, and me loving it all!

Marti said...

Hot. Hothothot (did I mention the 114 degree day last week?). Lazzzzzy days. Popsicle races (you know. . . where you race to finish your popsicle before it melts down your hand). Ripe tomatoes. Ripe stone fruits--tender peaches and nectarines. Chilled mint tea. Short shorts. Spaghetti straps.

Is that more than twenty words?

Oh well, it's summer. Anything goes.

Kathy said...

Love the way you have done the Title 'I Aspire'. A great layout and you kept to the word count.

Melissa Belmonte said...

Walks to swimming holes. Festivals. Local produce galore. Wildflowers. Summer dresses. Naked kids in sprinklers. Mint tea with lemon balm.

P.S. I want to have chilled mint tea with Marti in California. I'd settle for Massachusetts.

Anne said...

Disneyland tourists. Sunny days (no rain). Beaches. Pool sides. Blonde tan boob jobs. Kids. Barbeques. Farmer's market strawberries. Strawberry margueritas. $4.74/gallon gas.

Good idea.

Cat said...

Going for bike rides with Jake in the trailer. Stoping at the park. Picking strawberries and raspberries. Considering myself lucky.

Melissa Belmonte said...

$4.74 for gas?!

Holly said...

swimming in the pond, going for walks, picking berries, bbqs, parades, yard sales, shorts, sandles, bathing suits, hiking, mowing, FUN!

Anonymous said...

Green. Sitting on the front porch surrounded by my flowers. Boating.
Fresh vegetables from our garden.
Weeding. Reading. BEACHing twice.

Anonymous said...

Gloucester Summer Sounds

the early morning fog horn, the slapping screen door, motors in the harbor, and busy hornets in my blackberry bush.