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FEATURES WHAT IS SUMMER? By Tom Randel Summer is a wonderful and special celebration for everybody. Summer is a wonderful season when we can finally go on vacation, camping or just enjoy being outside. Temperatures are rising quickly now and spring has gone by much faster than it should have! But with the change in season, we get a change in the produce that is available to us and an opportunity to use a whole new batch of fruits and veggies in our kitchens. Summer is a wonderful time for relaxing somewhere at the seaside or on an ocean beach. Children love having fun and playing on the sand and in the water. But the most fascinating thing about sea is the underwater world with all amazing sea creatures and seaweeds. Summer is the season in which there are no restrictions, so be brave and don’t hesitate to try something new. You can go to the sea, or if you don’t like the sea, you can go to the mountains, where it is cool and there is a wonderful view. Sometimes the weather becomes too hot in summer and the air gets stuffy. Then a thunderstorm usually brings relief. The sky is suddenly covered with dark clouds and distant rolls of thunder are heard. Later bright flashes of lightning are followed by claps of thunder and it begins to rain. After the thunderstorm the air is remarkably fresh, and very often we can see a beautiful bridge across the sky which is called a rainbow. Children love summer very much because in summer they have long holidays. They don’t have to go to school and that’s why they 4 missLINGVA / June, 2015 have much free time. They can play with their friends in the yard, read or watch TV. So, summer is the best time of the year. The sun stays out longer, usually sometime after eight in the evening. This means that there’s a lot more lay and get a suntan, so long as I don’t do it for too long, I don’t want to get burned. The sun is the reason why we go out and it just means we can be out longer during the summer. The last reason is that it’s the warmest time of year for us and we don’t get very much warm weather where we come from. For most of the year, it’s usually cool and wet or cold and icy. We only have three months of reprieve from the chill and wet and that is summer. When my neighbors and I want to celebrate the summer, we go out, have barbecues, or just sit and talk outside. This is a good thing to do at night, when the heat of the day lingers in the night air. So the warmth of the summer air is a rare treat for us and we relish It when it comes around each year. So summer is my favorite season of all because it’s the time of year that really puts together everything I like to do and experience. There’s no school in the summer so we can really have all the fun we want during the day. There’s more daylight during the day so there’s more day to enjoy. And the warmth of summer is something we only have a limited time to enjoy throughout the rest of the wetter, colder parts of the year for us. That’s why summer is my favorite season. Have a Wonderful Summer!