No summer ever came back, and no two summers ever were alike. Times change, and people change; and if our hearts do not change as readily, so much the worse for us.
~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
(The Blithedale Romance)
summers, times, people
No summer ever came back, and no two summers ever were alike. Times change, and people change; and if our hearts do not change as readily, so much the worse for us.
~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
(The Blithedale Romance)
Another lovely pairing — thank you!
You’re welcome, Laurie!
Sighing that the summer even exists at all…and admiring your photo/quote, Barbara. Hope you are enjoying your summer!
Thank you, Kathy! We are enjoying this summer, so different in focus from last summer when two loved ones were dying. Yesterday I got to feel my new granddaughter kick my hand from inside of her comfy womb!!!
On the other hand, I love change 🙂
So much the better for you! 🙂
So true that no summer ever comes back.
Enjoying summer here in Nova Scotia, surrounded by children day in, and day out 🙂 They seem to have a knack for getting the most out of whatever summer has to offer. A *quiet* walk along a path in the woods with 4 kids on Saturday turned into a giggling muddy mess. All 5 of us were wearing crocs which quickly got sucked into the boggy mud. I was up to my elbows in the mud, hoping nothing was alive down there as I grasped for lost shoes. The kids had a blast. I’m just glad I still have all my fingers 🙂
I LOVE the sound of your giggling muddy mess adventure, Amy-Lynn! 🙂 So glad to hear that everyone kept all their fingers and toes! Wondering if the four are your grandchildren – if so, I bet they will recall the memory of this spectacle as a high point of THIS particular summer for many years to come! I hope everyone got hosed down before going back into the house. For that purpose, my grandmother kept a hose stretched out across her yard, warming the water in the sunlight. We all wanted to get rinsed off first – the last one usually got a good dose of cold water. 🙂