by Nathan Stout (of AccordingToWhim.com)
Taking a step back from the summer time memories for a moment I wanted to make this seemingly random blog post about the tropes of summer.
I may ‘leverage’ the word trope alot here in the Summertime Funtime blog series but it’s important to the spirit of Summer. With that, here is a series of pictures and phrases, words, and sounds of Summer:
- Creosote smell (from asphalt and/or railroad ties). This reminds me of Six Flags over Texas.
- Cicadas
- Lightning bugs.
- Mosquitoes
- Lakes
- Beaches (and all that goes with it).
- Family Vacations
- Car Bingo
- Suntan Lotion
- Off (bug spray)
- Lawn Chairs
- Swimming pools (and all that goes with it)
- Watermelon
- Grilling
- Any song with the word Summer in it.
- Visiting any Southern Coastal City.
- Water parks and Amusement parks.
- Bug Spray smell
- Tiki Torches and their smell
- Citronella smell
- Sweating cans of soda