What will you miss the most about summer?

@sender621 (14894)
United States
August 20, 2011 9:32am CST
As the summer is fading away, there are things that we will miss. some of us will miss time at the beach while others may just miss the warm temperatures. some of us will miss the sports that we play and just being in the outdoors and enjoying the sunshine. As the summer says goodbye and autumn will soon be on its way, what will you miss about the summer and why?
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
25 Aug 11
What ai would miss the most about summer ending is what I always miss, not wearing a jacket. I can't stand when the winter comes in and every time I go outside I need to wear a jacket or a coat. It is so annoying to me. I also do not like breathing in all the cold air. So, I would not mind if the winter was at least like the fall, a little cool but easy.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
25 Aug 11
It doesn't seem fair. In the summer we we as little as possible to stay cool. In the winter we wear more clothing to stay warm.
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
26 Aug 11
I know, I wish it was nice all year round. That way we can stay cool and warm at the same time. But, nature is nature and we have to deal with it.
@much2say (53952)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Aug 11
Well, my daughter finished kindergarten just a couple months ago - so this was her first "summer vacation". Along with her little brother, we went on many adventures . . . we visited many places (which is my excuse for not being on myLot much - hee hee). I will miss our adventure buddy as she will be starting school in a couple weeks - but then I'll have some alone time again with my son.
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@much2say (53952)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Aug 11
We had a great adventure today! I know I will miss the big chunks of time during the day we have/had over the summer. Once school hits, it's homework time afterschool and all that school stuff - it'll be too hard to go anywhere far. But there's always the weekend!!
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
25 Aug 11
That is such a sentimental thing to miss about the summer. I hope that you enjoyed your many adventures with your children and will have many more very soon!
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
5 Jan 12
I will miss running the bus (which is way cheaper than paratransit) and rolling (I'm in a wheelchair) to the library. I also miss the farmer's market. All the yummy veggies and fruit.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
5 Jan 12
I am with you alll the way on the veggies and fruits of summer. what i would do for a slice of watermelon and hot sunshine right now! I hope you get to do all of the things you will miss very soon when summer comes back again. thank you for sharing your response and take care.
@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Aug 11
For us in the area where I live we will have a sort of Cheyenne Autumn when the heat go away but we still have nice and warm days. THis goes on until early October when it starts getting cold. By halloween it is getting nippy. I will miss the smaller power bills and having the windows open for fresh air. I miss the activities my gandson can be a part of in the Summer months.
@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Aug 11
Yes, Halloween is a favorite holiday here.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
20 Aug 11
We have to pick and choose what is important to us. Those special moments with our families are the ones we will remember. It's just nice to have accommodating weather for them too. thanks for responding.
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• United States
20 Aug 11
Well I am in Texas and it is so so hot here in the triple digits and you can not enjoy anything here at all!! I wanted to go swimming this year but This is the first year I have not been at all because we used to live in an apartment where there was a swimming pool and I could go there but even then you would just jump in to hot water!! So I really won't miss anything at all here thhia summer I just wish these triple digit heats would stop!!
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
20 Aug 11
When you live in that kind of heat you probably look forward to the change of the seasons. I hope it doesn't get too unbearable so you can enjoy what is left of the summer. thank you for your response.
• United States
20 Aug 11
Yes it is so so hot it is awful!! I do look forward to the change of seasons I wish that the fall or winter would get here I don't like cold weather but I would much rather have the cold over this awful triple digit heat we are having!!
8 Jan 12
ah, I want to say, what I miss most about summer is skirts, various beautiful skirts. I feel lightsome wearing them. And I think skirts can show a female charm. I guess, a majority of girls like skirts. Sometimes, i feel sorry for boys because they cannot wear skirts. They cannot feel cool and freshing when a burst of breeze is blown. It's a great experience that I sit on the back seat with my satin skirt aflutter, my dear boyfriend riding the bicycle through the campus, in the sunshine of a summer afternoon.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
8 Jan 12
Thank you for the summery response. what i would not do in winter for a bit of that hot sunshine of summer right now. I hope you will get the chance very soon to wear a breezy summertime skirt again. Light and airy and comfortable can make all the fashion difference in the world.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
26 Dec 11
Well now it is December 26th, 2011 as I am responding back to this discussion. It is a time of reflection and I know since it is now a lot cooler here I do often find myself missing Summertime. Since it usually is a time when we see little rain and definately more sunshine it is something to look forward too each yr. for sure.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
26 Dec 11
Thank you for responding to this discussion at this time of the year. I think we are a bit more grateful and appreciative of the nice weather when we are faced with the colder temperatures and climatic weather. soon enough the summer will come around again.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
21 Aug 11
I will miss camping and going to the pool and swimming....but most of all since I camp with my son and his family..I'll miss being with my little granddaughter as much as I have been the last three summers since we bought the camper!
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Aug 11
I used to go camping with my family often as a child. It was a great time in my life. During my younger years, this is something i would first about the summer coming to an end.
@birdie816 (1276)
• United States
21 Aug 11
nothing!!!!! this was literally the worst summer of my entire life. i spent the whole summer working...and not just anywhere...MCDONALD'S!!!! lol. yes it is as bad as it seems (if not worse). so anyway i also got sunburnt (even though i am black lol). my husband got hit by a car and i was the only one working for a while and i moved like twice. i also have not even seen a pool or amusement park which i always like to go to during the summer and have gone to every summer for the past 6-10 yrs straight. the only thing that can be guaranteed to happen that is good happened (of course) which was my birthday. it comes every year though lol so that is not anything to be impressed with....so yeah. better luck next year i guess
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Aug 11
Thank you for responding birdie816. i am sorry that you did not have a very good summer. Hopefully next summer brings you more joy. take care!
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
25 Aug 11
The warmth. I am not a huge fan of cold weather and it can get pretty cold here. I enjoy it for a little while...I am happy with the first snow...but after that..I am ready for summer again. I will also miss my weekends off. I don't have those in the winter where I work. That is our busy season.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
25 Aug 11
If the warmer temperatures are what you will miss enjoy them while you can. they will be gone before we know it. I am not looking forward to cold weather either, but i guess we have to take what we get.
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
22 Aug 11
I'll miss the long days and not having to get up so early in the morning. I do like the fall with it's milder temperatures and beautiful colors, but seeing summer leave does sadden me a bit.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
22 Aug 11
We never know what we will miss most until it is out of our hands. the only consolation we can have is that it will return again and we get a little of what we miss back.
@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
22 Aug 11
Absolutely the summer temperatures. It won't be long and it will be winter here in Canada....and most of us can't wait for the summer heat again.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
22 Aug 11
It seems that we really don't appreciate the summer heat until the winter is upon us. thanks for sharing your thoughts and take care in canada.
• Mexico
22 Aug 11
Hi sender: I live in a town where it's always hot in almost every year so I feel proud to say that I don't need to miss summer because summer is almost everyday of the year here. Actually sometimes I get tired of the temperature of my town thought ALVARO
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
22 Aug 11
Thank you for your response. You might not have to miss summer. I wonder if you miss the change of seasons though.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
11 Dec 11
hi, of course the first thing i always miss and remind me is the beaches,the breeze of the sea that will really make me relax and calm,the sands that really nice to walk with my feet,those are the things i really missed and makes me excited when the summer is soon to come.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
11 Dec 11
What is a summer without the beach and the surf and thsand and the sun. Just thinking about a sandy beach on a hot summer's day is making me miss season. with winter hard on my heels, thoughts of summer are so refreshing. thanks for the response.
• United States
21 Aug 11
Believe it or not, I will miss being busy at work. Summer is my busy time. I love it when I get in and there so much to do.I also will miss wearing no layers. I love cooler weather but I it is a pain to wear three or four layers.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Aug 11
I hope you will not miss being busy at work too much. i do agree with you in enjoying the cooler weather even though we do tend to have to wear more clothing in the winter than the summer.
@derek_a (10874)
21 Aug 11
I guess as autmn kicks in every year, I begin to see the light fading and the days getting shorter. Plants and trees start to change and die back for the winter. It gets dark a lot in the middle of the afternoon. I miss the light and life of the summer months... _Derek
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Aug 11
The days do get shorter as we leave the summer behind us.It is sad to lose the time that the summer gives us in exchange for the shorter days of winter that are coming.
@GemmaR (8517)
21 Aug 11
In summer, I love being able to leave my house and go for a walk without having to put on a jacket or taking an umbrella in case of rain. I just can't take the same risk in the autumn and winter, so I am not looking forward to that in the slightest. However, I do like being cosy in front of a hot fire during the winter, so I suppose that I am looking forward to that aspect of it. I am not able to do everything that I love to do in the winter, such as sit in the garden reading a good book, because the weather just simply isn't good enough to do so.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Aug 11
Thank you for sharing your views. Summer weather does offer us more leisurely time to enjoy the things we like to do outdoors. Even though the winter does not provide those same things we can always look forward to the summer returning once again,
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
21 Aug 11
I love summer and i miss the sunshine each time i wake up and feeling well. I miss when i'm in good mood,the great memories are just coming out.Although sometime it is so hot,but overall,summer is just so attracted to me,autumn is coming but i cherish every moment great summer bring to me.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Aug 11
I think I will the abundance of sunshine that the summer brings too. No other season seems to make it shine brighter than the summer.
• China
21 Aug 11
the weather is very hot .when the summer away I feel well but always though less. A beautiful mood
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Aug 11
You have a very poetic way of looking at the summer fading. thank you for sharing this view with us.
• Indonesia
21 Aug 11
I live in tropic country and we have sun almost for the whole year except in the rainy season. I dont like rainy season I have to wear raincoat or bring umbrella to go out, and I think I will miss my summer dress so much because in rainy season I need to wear raincoat to go out or wearing sweater to make me warm. We never have extreme cold weather here and that is why I dont think I wont miss too much from summer. Sure i will miss the beach but I can replace it with another activity.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Aug 11
It looks like you have more than your fair share of the summer season where you live. i do hope you get a break from the rain and can enjoy what is left of the summer.