Day 6. Seasons! Just in time for Blacksburg's sudden decision to pay attention to the calendar...
I pretty much only like one season: summer. I love the sun. I love the heat (though in Seattle I'm just happy when I'm not always freezing). I love swimming, boating, and grilling with friends. I love flip flops and dresses. I love driving with the windows down. I love the sounds of crickets outside my window at night.
In Boise, I loved our summer storms. After the heat of the day, we'd get fantastic electrical storms. As the sun set, the sky would fill with angry purple clouds, the sun's last rays blazing just above the horizon. After dark, bolts of lightning would fly from cloud to cloud over the horizon. Sometimes there would be wind and sudden rain. But it was hot rain, and never lasted long, unlike Seattle's frigid drizzle.
In Bellingham, I loved trips to Lakewood. Jumping into the lake, grilling with friends, cigars on the dock...watching Colin get shitfaced with his orange juice carton. Boulevard was beautiful in the summer, perfect for sunbathing, walking the boardwalk, or throwing a rugby ball around. Nights on the patio at the Up were always amazing, provided the temperature stayed above 60F.
I haven't experienced a full summer in Blacksburg yet, since I moved here in the middle of August. I loved the heat and the humidity. It was like always being wrapped up in a blanket. Plus the sun was always out...have I mentioned how much I love the sun? Brilliant blue skies with the occasional fluffy white cloud over a valley green with the spring's new growth finally maturing. And the crickets. When I first arrived in the New River Valley, I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of tiny insect voices that drowned out all other noises in the night. They were soothing to listen to each night as I fell asleep with the window open.
The rest of the year? I hate being cold. I hate clouds, I hate rain. The leaves in the fall are pretty, but I'd be perfectly happy keeping the summer heat and doing without the bright colors that mean winter is near.
It's supposed to snow tonight. I'm wearing far too many clothes for being inside, even with the heat on. Can it be summer again already?
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