Do You Pretend?

Do you pretend? I do! I pretend sometimes, so I don't have to face the facts. I hope we all do this and I'm not just some kind of weirdo... oh wait, I forgot, I AM some kind of weirdo and I like me this way. :)

But back to pretending, here is my confession - starting in July every year, when our summer finally arrives, I pretend that it's always going to be summer. I completely deny every little thought that summer actually has a beginning and ending. I've really become quite good at this game, despite the "fact" that where I live, summer is very, very short.

I go barefoot every day:

I go kayaking as often as possible:

I visit wonderful county fairs:

I travel far, far from home:

And I'm very sure that the flowers outside are going to look and smell this pretty forever and ever:

However, when on August 21st I find that I have to close every window in the house and turn off the fan at 6PM, and I notice that the sun has just about set at 7:15PM instead of 9PM... I don't sweat it (pun intended)... LOL, I just go put on some warm footwear:

and maybe a jacket, too:

Then I wait until the morrow, because when the sun warms us up again, I know I'll be kicking off that footwear, stripping off the jacket and whistling a happy tune - and once again I'll be pretending that summer is never going to end.