When I was a child I remember anticipating summertime as a wonderful time filled with all kinds of fun and activities, the possibilities were endless. The sleepovers outside on the trampoline; water fights, barbeques, camping, picnics, amusement parks, and of course one of my favorites the drive-in movies. But, as an adult I think I perceive it a little differently. I look at it as a hot, miserable can't seem to stay cool, running kids everywhere, trying to keep them busy, shelling out money to keep their summertime activities interesting. Keeping up on the yard work, the endless mowing and watering of the grass, the family reunions that you have to keep a happy face on at all times, so as not to be the topic of conversation if you seem frustrated or unhappy. The expensive and nauseating trips to the amusement parks, and having endless messes of wet clothes from all the never ending playing in the water.
I remember as a child playing outside until all hours of the night playing flashlight tag, hide and go seek, and laying in my sleeping bag looking up at the stars while we all took turns telling jokes. I as a parent worry when sleepover parties went on just hoping they were being safe, getting sleep, and not disturbing the neighbors with their laughing, and chasing around. .
During the days when I was young I practically lived in my swimsuit because, I loved playing in the sprinklers, hose tag, and having water balloon fights. We would start as soon as the sun was warm, and continued until our fingers and toes were so wrinkled that we couldn't stand it anymore. Sometimes we would put the sprinkler under the trampoline, and have wrestling matches, while the water sprayed us on the face. As parents we dreaded the running in and out of kids, dripping wet making a water trail as they took turns to the bathroom. The yell of the kids, " I can't find my towel," knowing there would be endless laundry after wards.
In contrast to the ceremonial kimono, the yukata is ordinary, unassuming clothing and is worn in the summertime. ... The yukata is another kind of kimono, which is made of informal cotton and is just for summertime. ... However a yukata is still a common form of clothing, and it is just worn in the summertime....
The repetition of the lines, "Hand me down my rusty hatchet Someone murmured, Do not scratch it," at the ending of each stanza serves as a reminder towards the audience about the horrid and itchy feeling during summertime, following the humorous tone that Nash uses. Furthermore, the repetition of the phrase, "Summertime is itchy time," on the second line of each stanza, including the second line of the epigram, continues to constantly stitch an itchy feeling on the audience's mind. The epigram or the last two lines of the poem, "Hatchet-killings ain't a c...
Alice Walker also uses summertime to symbolize the childhood of Myop, the protagonist of "The Flowers". ... She is a young child in the summertime of her life, the time of innocence. ... In these final lines Walker is referring to the summertime of Myop's life, not the time of year. ... If these stories were not set in summertime, the stories would be more difficult to understand. ...
Many truly breathtaking areas scattered throughout the western United States. All make wonderful vacation destinations and are full of fantastic sights to see. Some of the best known are Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Yosemite in California, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Another locale, eq...
Groaning from the inconvenience, my mind reminds me of how I will be wishing for many more cold-water droplets in the summertime's heat. ... It is funny how most of us wish for the summertime to arrive, only to complain as to how hot it is and how we cannot wait for the "cool" temperatures of fall. ...
The park was a delightful place for people of all ages. It was a place to have fun, feed the birds, or to just sit down and enjoy the cool breeze. At the park, you could be free of all troubles. The park was filled with many apple orchards, floweres, and grass. Beyond the park were the woods, wh...
Catcher in the Rye Essay Holden's speech is often sarcastic, negative and dismissive to most people he encounters. Occasionally, we see glimpses of sensitivity, gentleness and compassion in his thoughts and observation of the few people he cares about. The way he speaks gives us a cle...
Long-term decreases in summertime ozone over New Zealand have been associated with significant increases in ground level UVR, particularly in the DNA-damaging waveband. ... For example, satellite estimates suggest that the difference in summertime erythemal UV irradiances between northern and southern hemispheres is around 10–15%. ...
Casey Smigelski English Lit Sonnet Intrepretations Shakespear's Sonnet 18 When thinking about english liturature one of the greatest writers of all time comes to mind, WIlliam Shakespear. Shakespear was born on or around April 23, 1564 according to the record from the Holy Trinity. Although...
