Summertime Rolls

Fell into a sea of grass
and disappeared among the shady blades.



Children all ran over me
Screaming "Tag! You are the one!"

He trips her as
Her sandals fail
She says stop!
I'm a girl...
Whose fingernails are made
Of mother's pearl...



Yellow buttercup
Helicopters
Orange buttercat
Chasing after
The crazy bee
Mad about somebody...



Me and my girlfriend
Don't wear no shoes
Her nose is painted pepper
Sunlight...



She loves me
I mean it's serious
As serious can be...



She sings a song and
I listen to what it says:
If you want a friend
Feed any animal...






There was so much space
I cut me a piece
With some fine wine
It brought peace to my mind
In the summertime...
And it rolled

Summer.... oh...
Oh.... the summertime rolls

"Summertime and the living is easy..."

I am a child of the 70's. I grew up dancing with my feet planted firmly on my older sister's while she danced to Alice Cooper and the Eagles. I remember my parents blasting Bob Seger's "Night Moves" and Rod Stuart's "Every Picture Tells a Story" and I distinctly remember the voice of Janis Joplin. Especially her cover of the Gershwin "Summertime."

"Summertime, /And the livin' is easy /Fish are jumpin'/And the cotton is high. /
Your daddy's rich / And your mamma's good lookin' / So hush little baby / Don't you cry. / One of these mornings / You're going to rise up singing / Then you'll spread your wings /And you'll take to the sky...

Ah, summertime.

Over the last week, I've been thinking of this song a lot. Here are some images from the last week that hopefully capture summertime.


Sleeping mallards


Cuyahoga Scenic Railroad


A rare moment in sync



Until next time...enjoy the summertime!