An Endless Summer Love

Everyone talks about summer loves…I’ve always felt like my biggest love affair is with the season itself.

The sun demands my attention with its intense heat, and the ocean lures me in, wrapping me in its salt water embrace. It beckons me to come out and play, and then it slowly slinks away as night brings a breath of cool air. I wrap myself in soft layers and cozy up to the sand that still holds the warmth of the sun. The days begin to shorten, only making my time with summer sweeter – I cherish every moment. I let the waves tousle my hair and drape my body with faded metal adornments, like ancient treasures I’ve uncovered from the sand. I remind myself that here on the west coast, summer never really goes away – it may get a bit darker, a bit harder to hold on to, but it will still come out of the shadows and play. I will be here when it does.