Summer
9,444 words by 50 writers in Hayama, Eltham & elsewhere
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indigenous, Aboriginal, birds
Sun Comes up like an A-bomb
by David Wade ChambersAireys inlet — Just wondering if there could be a connection between today’s sunrise and the fact that the temperature is expected to climb to over 100F this afternoon. Possibly something about atmospheric layers of heat and/or humidity creating visual effects. Anyhow, so far, no fires anywhere near, but we are hunkered down like people waiting for a hurricane. I saw these five Yellow-tailed Black Cockies fly...
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Adrian Tribe
Ken Jackson
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summer, childhood, water
Summer Fingers
by John McAlesterBarrington — The thing that I love to do the most is to get right down on my knees, spread my fingertips apart and stick them into the grass just above the ground. Rush my fingers in between the weave of roots and...
Morning, summer
Waking in Florence
by Simon CollisonFlorence — I awake to a beautiful Summer’s morning in the Boboli District. The heat has me out of bed unusually early and I find myself on our balcony garden, looking across the terracotta rooftops of Florence. ...
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Wild Hearts
by Charlie GrossoMombasa — It was always the same. On the last of summer vacation, leaving grandparent’s house, walking down the dimly lit stairs, with mom walking behind me (she always walked behind me, never in front), she w...
Other Stories
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England, summer
Time to say goodbye
by Nick K in Leamington Spa -
#100HappyDays, summer, blue skies
Day 80 #100happydays: Brilliant blue
by So-Shan Au in London -
#100HappyDays, summer, Happiness
Day 45 #100happydays: Is summer here?
by So-Shan Au in London -
summer, Ocean, happy place
The ocean has always been my happy place
by Eliza Sarobhasa in Vancouver -
#100HappyDays, summer, pavilion
Day 18 #100happydays: Pavilion
by So-Shan Au in London -
Death, summer
Goodbye May
by Eliza Sarobhasa in Vancouver -
summer, jitters, summer
Summer is a lot of things.
by Ianne Villanueva in Morong -
Holiday, summer, technology
Who uses payphones these days??
by Adrian Tribe in Fakenham -
fireworks, july, summer
longing for those July nights
by Alisa Darson in Chester -
summer, exploring, Memories
Exploring the cabin as thunder shakes the sky
by Jonathon Reed in Nipissing, Unorganized, South Part -
tree, twilight, summer
Dogwood Dogwood
by Madison Scott in Pleasant Garden -
summer, sunset, Moments
A green & golden moment in July
by Sara Ashley in Harpers Ferry -
Almaty, night, summer
Жара
by adil nsspv in Almaty -
summer, childhood, water
Summer Fingers
by John McAlester in Barrington -
summer, Memories
Summer's last days
by g cho in Highlands -
Beach, summer, lyrics
Hollow Bones.
by John McAlester in San Francisco -
nature, summer
I saw a whale today
by David du Plessis in Cape Town -
summer, Holiday, Travel
Even the end looks better at the beginning
by Marcus Hammerschmitt in Falkenberg -
summer, Prose
Austin in June
by Sara Ashley in Austin -
summer
Wild Hearts
by Charlie Grosso in Mombasa -
nature, summer
This day is a teenager trying to flirt!
by Ken Jackson in Duluth -
summer, fireworks
Erotic gunpowder explosions erupt all over the city, and the streets are crawling with yukata, clompy geta sandals and the swish of fans for perspiring brows.
by sophie knight in Tokyo -
nature, summer
We are not lords of the universe but components of it.
by Ken Jackson in Duluth -
summer, Dancing, travel writing
Norway Travels Pt. 3
by Avren Keating in Oslo -
Humor, geese, summer
Home of The Goose Chaser
by Ken Jackson in Duluth -
summer
Tokyo air feels grubby, like sitting in the sesame-oil flecked effluent of a Chinese restaurant's air conditioner.
by sophie knight in Tokyo -
nature, summer
Antidote to the January/Winter Blues!
by Ken Jackson in Duluth -
history, Archaeology, summer
Those Romans knew how to pick a nice spot!
by Adrian Tribe in Lewes -
flowers, summer
An urban wild flower meadow
by Adrian Tribe in London -
time, summer, history
Marking time since 1852
by Adrian Tribe in London -
Squirrel, summer, Food
My need is greater than yours!
by Adrian Tribe in London -
Rivers, summer
Making waves
by Adrian Tribe in Maidstone -
flowers, summer
Early summer daisies
by Adrian Tribe in Sevenoaks -
home, summer, water Lily
Home.
by Chloe Tseung in Fuzhou -
nature, North Carolina, summer
Stretching
by Samantha Harrington in Chapel Hill -
photography, night, summer
Afraid of the dark
by Samantha Harrington in Chapel Hill -
flowers, summer, Color
Whimsical humidity
by Samantha Harrington in Chapel Hill -
summer
Summer is here!
by Peter Nacken in Tây Hồ -
summer, selfie, underwater
Selfie underwater, Mogán, Canary Islands.
by Cristina Hidalquez in Mogán -
Morning, summer
Waking in Florence
by Simon Collison in Florence
Recent Moments
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summer
The impermanence of mint-choco ice
in Minato-ku, Japan -
summer
If not now, then when?
in Shinano-machi, Japan -
#100HappyDays, summer, blue skies
Day 80 #100happydays: Brilliant blue
in London, United Kingdom -
England, summer
Time to say goodbye
in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom -
#100HappyDays, summer, Happiness
Day 45 #100happydays: Is summer here?
in London, United Kingdom -
summer, Ocean, happy place
The ocean has always been my happy place
in Vancouver, Canada -
lazy, summer, Days
#3 It might rain, but now, all we got is the heat and the humid air blowing in our faces.
in Kolkata, India -
#100HappyDays, summer, pavilion
Day 18 #100happydays: Pavilion
in London, United Kingdom -
summer, Kolkata, Weather
#1No sign of rain. The June air feels heavy, and it is yet another sign of the tardy summer.
in Kolkata, India -
Hampstead Heath, reflection, summer
A happy Sunday afternoon spent on the Heath with Desert Oracle, my diary, and Edward Abbey
in London, United Kingdom -
Death, summer
Goodbye May
in Vancouver, Canada -
summer, jitters, summer
Summer is a lot of things.
in Morong, Philippines -
summer, California
It's October. Summer in Southern California is alive and well.
in Laguna Beach, United States -
summer, Fire, night
Enjoying the fire's heat as the cool night presses closer
in Williamstown, Canada -
Fire, summer, night
Getting the bonfire lit
in Williamstown, Canada -
summer, Travel, waterfall
Watching the water churn in the eddies below the waterfall
in Niagara Falls, Canada -
tree, twilight, summer
Dogwood Dogwood
in Pleasant Garden, United States -
summer, exploring, Memories
Exploring the cabin as thunder shakes the sky
in Nipissing, Unorganized, South Part, Canada -
summer, sunset, Moments
A green & golden moment in July
in Harpers Ferry, United States -
summer
It is exactly 85 degrees in my house, or at least that is what my thermostat says.
in San Jose, United States -
night, summer, Fire
Watching sparks drift into the summer night
in Kirkfield, Canada -
Holiday, summer, technology
Who uses payphones these days??
in Fakenham, United Kingdom -
fireworks, july, summer
longing for those July nights
in Chester, United States -
Almaty, night, summer
Жара
in Almaty, Kazakhstan -
nature, summer
I saw a whale today
in Cape Town, South Africa -
summer, Holiday, Travel
Even the end looks better at the beginning
in Falkenberg, Sweden -
Beach, Sand, summer
Beach day
in West Tisbury, United States -
nature, summer
This day is a teenager trying to flirt!
in Duluth, United States -
summer, Sardinia, nature
Struggle for life.
in Monti, Italy -
nature, Sardinia, summer
Hidden treasure.
in Monti, Italy -
nature, summer
We are not lords of the universe but components of it.
in Duluth, United States -
Travel, Paris, summer
In the dead of winter, I miss the height of summer in a warm and dusty Montmartre.
in Paris, France -
summer, Dancing, travel writing
Norway Travels Pt. 3
in Oslo, Norway -
summer, fireworks
Erotic gunpowder explosions erupt all over the city, and the streets are crawling with yukata, clompy geta sandals and the swish of fans for perspiring brows.
in Tokyo, Japan -
Humor, geese, summer
Home of The Goose Chaser
in Duluth, United States -
summer
Tokyo air feels grubby, like sitting in the sesame-oil flecked effluent of a Chinese restaurant's air conditioner.
in Tokyo, Japan -
nature, summer
Antidote to the January/Winter Blues!
in Duluth, United States -
history, Archaeology, summer
Those Romans knew how to pick a nice spot!
in Lewes, United Kingdom -
flowers, summer
An urban wild flower meadow
in London, United Kingdom -
summer, Hobbies
I'm far more the gatherer than the hunter.
in Duluth, United States