Summer

Nature is luscious in full summer in England - the greens, all shades of them, all kinds of textures too, abound and dance with each other, meet and melt, distance themselves and come together again as the breeze, the wind moves them. And nature is so busy - the plants from this summer fullness are making fruits and seeds to store this energy for later, for another season, for another generation. The squirrels are gathering and hiding the first nuts and seeds. The sheep and cows are growing plumper, fuller.

It is as if all of nature is soaking up the warmth and richness and fullness of this summertime - enjoying the pleasure of it, the sheer delight, this livingness. "Summertime, and the living is easy " - the song expresses this mood so well.

So in this summer time, allow yourself to take in the life around you, allow yourself to be alive to it all, to enjoy it, to soak it up and let it plump you up with warmth and happiness, with good memories, with a smile around your eyes …