QotW - Summer

[Ilúvatar]

Today, being the first day of Summer (on my side of the world), I thought we could share our thoughts about this season. Okay it's 2 questions but they go together.

What is your FAVOURITE part of Summer?

What is your LEAST favourite part of Summer?

[Breelander]

My favourite thing about summer is going to my cottage. Going barefooted, carving walking-sticks, hiking down the beach, swimming for hours, listening to the crickets outside in the dark, no noise of traffic, playing cards with friends till 5:00 a.m., sitting at a bonfire discussing LOTR, nature all around. I love it! Total gypsie lifestyle. We go hiking through woods pretending to be LOTR characters on an adventure.

What I don't like about summer is the heat waves we get. People think Canada's cold - maybe in winter, but in the summer it's often above 30 celcius. I melt in hot weather.

[Eru]

I really like summer. ;D Sunshine is awesome!! Getting outdoors after being couped up for half the year.

The only thing I hate about summer is the HUMIDITY!!!! I don't have air conditioning and it can feel quite awful.

Breelander - I'm Canadian too!

[Aislinn]

I agree with you Ilúvatar. I love the outdoors part, but humidty ugg. I play softball in the summer so thats the biggest bonus. This summer actually better we have neighbors that actually have a yard the kiddos can play in makes things so much better.

[Pandora]

There are NO classes on Summer!!!!
That's the best thing of this season... ;D
The worse thing about it is when it's sooooo hot that you can't even walk or do anything because you're all sweaty and you can't suport the temperature.... Argh...

[Breelander]

Eru said:

Breelander - I'm Canadian too!

Cool! Where in Canada are you from? I'm from Ontario.

[Lomadia]

Wow, everyone has such thoughtful answers!
Hmm... I suppose my favourite part about summertime is being able to read whatever I like. I really like the books I read in school, and enjoy class discussions, but it is so nice to take reading at my own pace and be able to sit around for hours on end just reading a book of my own choosing. This summer I've already finished Julius Caesar, and right now I'm working on Uncle Tom's Cabin, which is very good, if a bit slow, and The Red Tent, which is by far and away one of the best novels I have ever read. The writing is so incredibly rich. I recommend it to everyone, especially women.
My least favourite part is probably being away from my friends for so long. About two-thirds of the students at my school are boarders, and many of the others are from a town an hour away from my home, and it's a very small school, so everyone becomes very close there. Unfortunately, come summertime, everyone goes off to Taiwan or Missouri or Ecuador, and we don't see each other for another three months! But I suppose that makes our autumn reunions that much sweeter!
Namarie,
Lomadia

[ania]

This was the oldest thread and I was bored so:
favorite - honestly? summer flings ^^
least favorite - the heat. I can not stand hot weather. If I lived somewhere that was 60 F all year I would be very very happy

[Elanor]

Hah,you say that,but try living in Iceland!!

[[Aeria-Gloris]]

favorite - ladies wearing fewer clothes!
least favorite - being expected to wear fewer clothes... i'm a little uncomfortable showing my beer belly!

[Lomadia]

Favorite: It's still having time to read whatever I want. But, having enjoyed a summer fling for the first time this year, I'm now placing that towards the top of my list, as well.

Least favorite: The lethargy that hits from time to time. I hate feeling useless.