Flashback Friday: In the Summertime
Today, we are flashing back to the Summer of 2006, when our "originals," Harley and Gibson, were mere pups - when Gibson was just six months old and Harley just over a year. I remember this day so clearly. It was a hot one and while I was filling up their kiddie pool on my deck, Harley and Gibson patiently waited up on the deck bench! Harley and Gibson, always together, always side-by-side, and always in love! From the very first moment Gibson laid his crystal blue puppy eyes on Harley, she had his heart! How is it that this summer day, so vivid and clear, is now 11 years in the past? Summertime is a time to slow down, enjoy the long warm days, and remember to savor every moment and memory.
In the Summer Time
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"When summer time has come, and all
The world is in the magic thrall
Of perfumed airs that lull each sense
To fits of drowsy indolence;
When skies are deepest blue above,
And flow’rs aflush,—then most I love
To start, while early dews are damp,
And wend my way in woodland tramp
Where forests rustle, tree on tree,
And sing their silent songs to me;
Where pathways meet and pathways part,—
To walk with Nature heart by heart...
Just for the joy of being there
And drinking in the summer air,
The summer sounds, and summer sights,
That set a restless mind to rights...
‘Tis wealth enough of joy for me
In summer time to simply be."
The world is in the magic thrall
Of perfumed airs that lull each sense
To fits of drowsy indolence;
When skies are deepest blue above,
And flow’rs aflush,—then most I love
To start, while early dews are damp,
And wend my way in woodland tramp
Where forests rustle, tree on tree,
And sing their silent songs to me;
Where pathways meet and pathways part,—
To walk with Nature heart by heart...
Just for the joy of being there
And drinking in the summer air,
The summer sounds, and summer sights,
That set a restless mind to rights...
‘Tis wealth enough of joy for me
In summer time to simply be."
Do you have a photo from your pet's past that you'd like to
share? Come stroll down Memory Lane with us here at FiveSibes and join
in our Flashback Friday blog hop (we are open all week)! Just post your
pic on your blog, grab our badge from below (yes, that's Gibson & little bro,
pupster Wolfie!) & link to our blog, then join the blog hop below so
others can come visit and see your flashback photos, too! A fun way to
relive past fun times with our pets, present and past, and a great way
to kick off a weekend! We hope you'll join us for some Friday fun! (To
see past posts, put "Flashback Friday" in our Search bar at top of
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That is such a terrific photo!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteGreat memories in that photo!!! The time passes way too quickly.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Lightning and Misty
Thanks! Time passes too fast...
DeleteThat is a sweet picture - I see the look of anticipation in their pretty faces. I know what you mean - there are those certain pictures that bring back vivid memories of days long gone but yet it seems like it was just yesterday.
ReplyDeleteMom Kim
Thank you! Thank goodness for photos so we can revisit these wonderful memories.
DeleteThe perfect sentiment describing summer! Here's to a wagnificent summertime weekend.
ReplyDeleteWagnificent...I love it! :-)
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