A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-29-05....Celebrating Summer

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Summer is finally here! It started on June 21st at 2:46 A.M. EDT, and I couldn't be happier that my favorite season is here at last!

So, today at the Finest we are celebrating all things "Summer"....like baseball and sandcastles, watermelon and lemonade, beach balls and suntan lotion.

What says "summer" to you?

I'll start............a few of my favorite "summer" memories from childhood; blueberry popsicles, catching lightening bugs, running barefooted through the grass, and ice cold watermelon juice dripping off my elbows. Okay, your turn! :-)






Solstice comes from the Latin (sol, sun; sistit, stands). For several days before and after each solstice, the sun appears to stand still in the sky—that is, its noontime elevation does not seem to change.


"Midsummer" is celebrated all around the world with summer art and music festivals, but the annual celebration at Stonehenge has to be one of the most impressive. Last week, just under 21,000 people trekked to the Salisbury plain to watch the sunrise between the ancient stones of the megalithic ruin.

Summertime music
for your listening pleasure...

Summertime Key Largo Beach Baby Girl From Ipanema California Girls Summer Breeze Good Ol' Summertime

The Summer of '42 A Summer Place Surfin' USA In The Summertime Kokomo Crazy Days of Summer Sailing

Some Summer Links....

Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high.
Oh yo' daddy's rich
An' yo' ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby,
Don't you cry. - George & Ira Gershwin, Heyward DuBose from "Porgy and Bess"


"This is June, the month of grass and leaves . . . already the aspens are trembling again, and a new summer is offered me." - Henry David Thoreau, Journal, June 6, 1857


Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz



That beautiful season the Summer! Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.
- Hal Borland


For him in vain the envious seasons roll Who bears eternal summer in his soul. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Old Player


The serene philosophy of the pink rose is steadying. Its fragrant, delicate petals open fully and are ready to fall, without regret or disillusion, after only a day in the sun. It is so every summer. One can almost hear their pink, fragrant murmur as they settle down upon the grass: 'Summer, summer, it will always be summer.' - Rachel Peden

Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. - Henry James, "A Backward Glance"


If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance. - Bern Williams

06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 06-27-05....Military Monday 06-28-05...Hall of Fame #12

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[LadyX]

Did ya ever catch tadpoles in the summer
like this fella?!

[Aquamarine]

This is such a beautiful Summertime Post Mama Bear, makes me feel good just looking at it. The pledge and Welcome graphic are well done also.

My favorite memory of summertime is spending time on the beach in Florida while on vacation, or doing fun things with my friends in the Georgia sunshine. Growing up in the South is almost too much fun, makes it hard to "grow up". :)

[Mama_Bear]

I have added you to my ping list, earthdweller. So glad you enjoy this thread. We hope you will come back often and join us in celebrating whatever we happen to be celebrating. The welcome mat is always out at the Finest!

BTW, IMO, 'earth' is the best place to celebreate "summer". ;-)

[Earthdweller]

Hello Billie,

Thanks for the ping. :)

Here are a few of my favorite summertime activities.

Going to interesting Weddings

Getting closer to family

Sunbathing with my best friend

..sharing thoughts with my friends at Free Republic

[Earthdweller]

Thank you for the warm welcome!!

[Mama_Bear]

I was just going to wax enthusiastically over Mama_Bear's *always* wonderful and thorough presentations, and point out this one is truly *OUTSTANDING!*

Awwwww......thank you, Lady Maggie. Your compliments make me smile.

I love limeade and lemonade! Our lemon tree gives us tons of lemons most years, which I juice and freeze in small blocks large enough to make a two quart pitcher of lemonade. Just add water and sugar and it's done! The fruit comes ready in January, when lemonade isn't half as appealing as it is in July, so freezing is the only thing to do.

Dinky Applebuns? LOL! Is that Chachi of which you speak? Speaking of which, he has taken to watching Animal Planet in the evenings, it helps him unwind and drift off to sleep.

Are you ready for another Chachi photo?

JK just can't stop photographing him, LOL!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Sunday, I attended the christening of my friend's niece Summer.

Does that count as celebrating Summer? ;-)

[Mama_Bear]

What I want to know is, how come we don't have fireflies in California?

Guess we need more humidity out here for them to flourish. I can do without the humidity, but I sure do miss fireflies.

Cute lighten'bug poem! :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Sunday, I attended the christening of my friend's niece Summer. Does that count as celebrating Summer? ;-)

LOL! It most certainly does!

Hi, CCC. Please come around more often. I miss your wit and unique perspective on "things". :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Great tagline too!

[LadyX]

"Yo, Mama & Everbuddy!!"

"How about agonizing over
what flavor ice cream cone to choose?!!"

or or

==============================================

"Well, I didn't have a problem!!
Got two kinds..:)"

~ "Buddy" Ebsen ~

[Mama_Bear]

LOL! Look at that Pom in there! That is cute. Funny photos, especially the cake topper.

I just got a brand new puppy, a little 2 pound "Pomchi" - one of those hybrid Pomeranian/Chihuahua designer dogs. I posted his photo here......but here's another, cuter one of him. (I know, I am at risk of boring people to death by plastering his photos everywhere....sorry, but, I can't help it!)

[Mama_Bear]

What a beautiful fun thread from our own sunshine bear!!!!!

Awwwwwww.......thank you, sistah dutchess. :-)

Even though you have to work today, I hope it is a pleasant day for you, and hope you can stop back by this evening.

Sistah HUGS!

[Earthdweller]

AAAAHHHH!!! SO unbelievably cute!!

Here are my not so little angels.

Lady Bonnie taking time out after her summer stroll just to smile.

Miss Molly relaxing on the front porch swing waiting to for the hot dogs to finish on the grill so she can snatch a few!

[LadyX]

"Are you ready for another Chachi photo?"

Mama, we *ALWAYS* are ready to see photographs of your new baby, and Dave's mutts - and deadhead's Miss Lucy, etc..:))

However, "Dinky Applebuns" happens to be the translated name of STARWISE --
introduced us on the Prayer Thread for TexasCowboy to "how to do it!"

Perhaps she can be *persuaded* to share "The Formula" here --

"Pleeze, Miss Dinky - will ya? Huh huh??"
"It's summer, and we don't have to pretend to be so stuffy..:)"

[Mama_Bear]

This is such a beautiful Summertime Post Mama Bear, makes me feel good just looking at it.

What a sweet compliment! You made my day.

Growing up in the South is almost too much fun, makes it hard to "grow up". :)

I love that sentiment and the way you worded it. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

However, "Dinky Applebuns" happens to be the translated name of STARWISE -- introduced us on the Prayer Thread for TexasCowboy to "how to do it!"

Oh, that's right. I remember now. But, I think that name fits my Chachi perfectly. :-)

It will be a miracle if this little guy ever learns his name - we call him everything from "sweet pea" to "puppy buns", and now he has yet another nickname. LOL.

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, Labs!!! Your dogs are beautiful!

Labs are my very favorite breed! The best dog I ever had was a regal, loyal to a fault, smart as a whip, yellow Labrador Retriever. I have loved all my dogs, but he was extra special.

[Mama_Bear]

Riding around with the top down with the Beach Boys blasting away on the tape deck... Surf's Up, Dude and Dudessess!

Yep, Beach Boys and convertibles and drive-ins and root beer floats!

[Kitty Mittens]

Your Puppy is Adorable, ((((((((Lori)))))))! He's so Sweet!