I’m talking about this season of the year as spring morphs into summer.  The days are getting significantly longer at this latitude.  The air is warmer.  Life’s cycle continues.

I like mowing our five-plus acre lawn.  Fresh air and sunshine are a tonic

I like watching the birds of summer–especially the swallows as they swoop around me going for the bugs that the tractor and mower kick up.

I like seeing indian paint brush growing in the lawn.  In the flower garden, iris are blooming and hostas are displaying their beauty.

I like the warmth this season brings.  It helps with the aches and pains.

I like having daylight until nearly bed time.  That is good!

Unfortunately, life is not all about happy tunes and dancing.  Consider the down-side to this time of year.

I dislike rain, rain and more rain.  Parts of our lower lawn resembles a mud wallow.  Yuck!

I dislike having the sunrise happen so early in the morning–even with DST.  (It was much worse when we lived in Connecticut at the other end of the time zone.)

I dislike having a cold at this time.  Energy has fled.  A weight sit heavy upon my chest.  A hacking cough wracks my body.  Every part of me aches.  I wanna go take a nap . . .