Honeysuckle Breeze

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

There are certain sounds, sights, and scents that take me straight back to the summers of my childhood. Summer’s promise began with the chirping tree frogs assuring us that cool weather was nearly over. The calling of the whippoorwill signaled that it was time to kick our shoes off and run barefoot for the next few months. Fireflies dotted the fields and yard with their glowing lights like a thousand fairy lanterns. The hot kitchen could be tolerated because of the delicious smell of freshly picked plums, blackberries, and peaches being concocted into jellies and jams. The scent of mock orange and peonies wafted through the open windows of our unair-conditioned house. The window fan stirred the hot, thick night air and pushed the essence of summer through the bedroom window.

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