I am not a huge fan of summer... I haven't been in a very long time, I guess. Which is odd, because when I was a kid I did enjoy summer a lot. I'd say that maybe up until I was 12 or 13 I had plenty of great summer related memories, especially when we'd go down south and spend our vacation with the family, and we'd go to the beach everyday, and sometimes we'd even go to the aquatic parks and we'd have a blast.
Something did change, though, as I got older. I stopped going to the beach on a regular basis; in fact I sometimes spend whole years without setting foot in one, and if you asked me now when was the last time I spent a day at the beach, I'd say that it was maybe 3 or 4 years ago.
I don't know what happened, maybe I became too self aware and self conscious of my own body and disliked people looking at me, maybe I started to shy away from having to compare to others.
I don't know. One day it just happened, and I decided to not go anymore.
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing I love more than going to the beach - in the winter, when it's cold, and the crashing waves spray you with their salt. That's my truth right there - I just prefer winter so much. People may say that summer's the season of life, I say that winter is the season of the soul.
All that said, though - I do love songs that remind me of the summer.
There are so many songs that can conjure that perfect picture of a warm summer's day, no doubt.
This morning I woke up with sunlight emerging from the slits of the shutter, and I had a pleasant memory of listening to this song in dear Isabel's car some years back.´
Yet another story where I could've, should've, would've, but stupidly failed to act on it.
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