Let’s talk summertime. Some things we like: ice-cream trucks, no school, lazy work days, walking out without needing a sweater, sundresses, Sam Edelman’s Gigi sandal, flowers, Cape Cod, that supple green foliage everywhere you go!, beaches, tan-lines, and the salty air. Things we love: thunderstorms. Those that seem so ominous and foreboding at the time but somehow always end by 8 pm, allowing just enough time for a breathtaking après-storm sunset, yielding results as pictured above. When I think wistfully back at summer in the dead of a biting New England winter, that is what usually comes to mind.

Photos: Shrewsbury, taken from the evening of June 2, 2013

The ultimate thing for most of us would to have an endless summer; the warm weather and waves. The only way to do this is by traveling around the world; following the summer season as it moves around the world.

Summertime is always the best of what might be.

Inspired by The Beauty Department’s list of feel-good items, I’ve decided to compile my own, which have thus far filled my summer 2011 up with cherishable moments…

• Picking flowers from my mother’s garden and placing them in vases all over the house
• Laughing so hard my teeth chatter
• A good workout followed by a cool-down swim
• Brunch out on the Black Diamond Cafe patio
• Walking around without shoes
• Discovering hidden gems of the sleepy town of Shrewsbury
• Joy rides and satisfying late-night munchies with friends
• Salty air-dried hair (courtesy of the natural elements of the ocean)

What are some things that make you feel good?

sandyandpenny:

Love Splashing Barefoot in Summer Rain!

girlyme:

mytranquility:

popcornandpretty:

amilliongoodwords:

(via loveforfashion)

SUMMER: a time when shoes are rarely necessary and music comes from the light breeze, rustle of leaves and birds chirp from the open window

Ocean, I miss you.

(Source: sweet-lion)

secretasia:

Well then.

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