Friday OT #1 - Summer Days Drifting Away

[Angie]

What is your favorite under-the-radar summer behavior you are excited to do?

I’m not meaning big huge planned activities, I mean low-key everyday stuff that you do in the summer that you don’t in other seasons. Grilling on the back deck instead of the garage, reading a book in a hammock instead of on the couch, taking a run at a park instead of the treadmill. These are just different ways you approach everyday things in summer.

What are yours?

 

[MJ29]

Looking forward to that perfect Iowa summer meal -- a grilled ribeye and sweet corn.
A BLT with sweet corn is also an acceptable substitute.

Oh, and patio beers.

 

[Angie]

Looking forward to that perfect Iowa summer meal -- a grilled ribeye and sweet corn.
A BLT with sweet corn is also an acceptable substitute.

Oh, and patio beers.

Food is such a difference between the seasons here!

 

[BMWallace]

I absolutely love when heirloom tomatoes are in season! Load up at the farmers market and I will happily eat heirloom tomato and lettuce on toasted sourdough all week.

 

[JP4CY]

Honestly, walking the dog. Rolling outta bed and throwing on flip flops is so much easier than putting on cold weather crap.

 

[JP4CY]

Looking forward to that perfect Iowa summer meal -- a grilled ribeye and sweet corn.
A BLT with sweet corn is also an acceptable substitute.

Oh, and patio beers.

Summer time cooking to us is so much less messy than winter time.
Steam a veggie in the microwave, have a side salad, grill some meat, fire up the smoker.

 

[GMackey32]

Sitting on the patio, playing a board or card game with my wife, enjoying some drinks, and playing fetch with the dog during the evening. We do it probably 4-5 times a week in the summer.

 

[jcyclonee]

What is your favorite under-the-radar summer behavior you are excited to do?

I’m not meaning big huge planned activities, I mean low-key everyday stuff that you do in the summer that you don’t in other seasons. Grilling on the back deck instead of the garage, reading a book in a hammock instead of on the couch, taking a run at a park instead of the treadmill. These are just different ways you approach everyday things in summer.

What are yours?

The smoker.

 

[CRcyclone6]

Nights like last night. Get home from work and sit outside with the garage door open, beer cracked, stereo playing Aerosmith.

 

[Al_4_State]

Mountain biking. Kayaking.

We moved over the winter and our new house has a walk out porch off the kitchen. Looking forward to sitting out there with my morning coffee on the weekends

 

[JM4CY]

Windows down, mother *******.

 

[JP4CY]

Windows down, mother *******.

Blastin "Barbie Girl!"

 

[Clonefan32]

It's about hole 16 on a beautiful day when you remember you've got a fresh 12 pack and a couple steaks to grill once you get home.

 

[somecyguy]

Kernels baseball games. I always take in a few random games during the summer. Also biking with the kids on the weekend.

 

[CascadeClone]

A. getting the convertible out and just driving around with the top down in the evenings. So nice.

B. laying in the hammock in the shade, with a beer, maybe a book, just listening to the birds and the breeze and the cicadas later in the summer.

 

[madguy30]

Blastin "Barbie Girl!"

Or the Friday song even if it's not Friday!

 

[JP4CY]

Or the Friday song even if it's not Friday!

 

[Cyclonepride]

Golf, always. Looking forward to walking our dogs. Didn't get them out the last few years for whatever reason (we had 3 at the time and it seemed like it could be a mess).

My boy Lemmy is very timid, so I took him for a couple walks on his own last year just to acclimate him to it. Lots of ground hugging and lots of encouragement needed, but last night he did a little better with our younger pup who was on her first walk. She was like a duck in water, so that got him moving a little better.

 

[CYdTracked]

grilling and smoking meat in the backyard and gardening

 

[wxman1]

A lot of what has already been mentioned. I LOVE the seasons and that we get to enjoy all four in the part of the country, IMO makes you appreciate these types of things more.