Thirteen (or more) Very Good Things About Summertime

1.  Hot weather
2.  Hydrangeas and gardenias and magnolias and roses of sharon in my yard
3.  Cold lemonade
4.  The rocking chair on my shady front porch
5.  Sweet corn, butterbeans and field peas
6.  The cool blueness of a swimming pool
7.  Ice cream
8.  Sleeping late
9.  The Liam and TL Book Club, complete with prizes
10.  The warm briny scent of the salt marsh
11.  Watermelon
12.  Freshly caught seafood
13.  Late sunsets