The Small, Good Things of Summer

-Fireflies. Lightning bugs we called 'em when I was a kid. Whatever. Good to see 'em.

-Ice cream that you've just brought home from the store and it's a little bit melted when you open the container, which I do before putting it away in the freezer. Ice cream tastes it's best right then and there.

-The kid across the way from me who runs with his dog. Every evening I will look up from my perch on the couch and across the way from my condo is a young man who runs full throttle with his dog across the lawn. Dog and man/boy zip through my field of vision in about a second, but it's a joyous second. Their enthusiasm for the run is unbridled and quite a sight to behold. (Mind you, I've seen them do this in the dead of winter as well, but they both look a lot more comfortable on a warm summer evening.)