I love this time of year. Think of it all winter long. Whether it's the heat, or the summer storms, the long twilit mornings and evenings or the sweet garden harvest. Maybe it's the chance to spend a little time on the water, under sail. Or the excitement and demands of fire season. Its all there. Here's some other thoughts on SUMMERTIME...
"Summertime... And the living is easy...
Fish are jumpin'...
And the cotton is high...
Oh, your daddy's rich...
And your mama's good lookin...
'So hush little baby now don't you cry...
One of these mornin's...
You're gonna rise up singin'...
Then you'll spread your wings...
And take to the sky...
But til that mornin'...
Ain't nothin' can harm you...
With your daddy And your mammy standin' by..."
George Gershwin and Dubose Heyward, Porgy and Bess
"There's a time each year ~ That we always hold dear, ~ Good old summer time; ~ With the birds and the trees'es ~ And sweet scented breezes, ~ Good old summer time, ~ When you day's work is over ~ Then you are in clover, ~ And life is one beautiful rhyme, ~ No trouble annoying, ~ Each one is enjoying, ~ The good old summer time."- Lyrics by Ron Shields
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"- William Shakespeare
Just to close out warm & smooth here's a couple of links to some YouTube vids with the Gershwin SUMMERTIME being performed. The first is an instrumental by Kenny G. I didn't watch the still images but the music is a great, sultry, hot blues rendition of this classic song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HPo0ZsQzGw&feature=related
Next is Janis Joplin doing it with Big Brother & the Holding Company on YouTube. A little on the stoned side but she was one of my favorite artist who did this song. Had the fortune to see her do it live in Kansas City one hot summer night 1970. Something I'll never forget.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEgcqWDG4&feature=related
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