Summer Returns

At long last, summer returns to Vancouver, and with it the sun, the colours and the sounds. Flowers bloom and birds chirp, everybody knows that. But to me, summer is about people. With the heat, patio doors are opened, dinners are served outside, and children play between sprinklers on the front lawn. It is as if wall dissolved and we are again neighbours to each other. Soon we will be exchanging vegetables from our gardens, complaining to each other about the heat, and feel like human again. In the winter, when we hear our neighbours, it feels like voyeurism. But in the heat, it has a feeling of community, a sense of togetherness. At the moment, the heat takes a little getting used to, but the promise of what is to come makes the effort more than worth it. This is certainly happier time than a few month from now when we are tired of each other and wish for winter to come soon.