Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom...

Remember that old song, Summer Breeze, by Seals & Crofts?

See the curtains hangin' in the window,
in the evenin' on a Friday night...
A little light a-shinin' through the window,
lets me know everything's alright...

Summer breeze
makes me feel fine
blowing through the jasmine in my mind

See the paper layin' in the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walked on up to the doorstep
Through the screen and across the floor

Summer breeze
Makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind

Sweet days of summer
The jasmine's in bloom
July is dressed up, and playing her tune
And I come home
from a hard day's work,
and you're waiting there...not a care in the world
See the smile a-waitin' in the kitchen
food cookin' and the plates for two
See the arms that reach out to hold me
in the evening when the day is through

Summer breeze
makes me feel fine
blowing through the jasmine in my mind

It's such a great song about the pleasures of summer. With that in mind, here are pics of a couple of my favorite places, where I find it especially easy to let the summer breezes make me feel fine...

















This is my local Starbucks. It's a great place to hang out, and in summer I can often be found here, either outside, at one of the tables, or inside, curled up in one of the big, oversized, purple velvet chairs. Sometimes I go by myself, with a book or some writing, and sometimes I meet a friend or family member here. When he's in town (he travels a lot and is currently in Africa), I often meet my ex here for coffee. I'm a nightowl, and not a morning person at all, so the icy goodness of a venti iced latte delivers the necessary jolt of caffeine that I require, always, to ease into the day.



















Another place I find it easy to enjoy the summer breezes is by my pool. This is a pic of Kath and me, taken on Sunday night, when we were feelin' fine by the pool.