Today was the first full day of summer. A day that begins the favorite season for many of you.

Perhaps many of you will be taking a summer vacation.

I remember a post about summer vacation that I wrote soon after I started Braman’s Wanderings. Here are a some excerpts with some pictures to illustrate the thoughts:

Summer Vacation! These words alone can bring back many memories of our childhood. Today, on the first day of summer, I am reminiscing about the time when these words meant a full summer of time off. Goodbye to spring with blossoming trees and pretty flowers and on to summer.

As the school year drew to a close and summer would draw near, I would always think of the many things that I was going to do during summer vacation.

Playing Baseball, Bible Camps, Scout Camp, lots of reading, family vacations and trips to see grandparents in California or Iowa. Of course, one year summer vacation meant Drivers Ed and getting my license.

Summer also meant lots of time either riding or pushing a mower and many little projects like cleaning the garage.

Another fun prospect for the summer was working in the Boy Scout fireworks stand.

After graduating from High School, I soon found out that summer time was no longer just a vacation. The night of graduation I received a phone call with a job offer and there went that last long summer vacation.

Even during college I did not have long summer vacations as I went to school year round, and would work through most of each semester break. Welcome to the adult world.

Today when summer comes I look forward to baseball season, but now as a spectator and not a player.

What is your favorite season?

Steven

WWRI