Sunscreen, chlorine, sweat
Tired from sunshine, splashing
Life’s best recipe
Cherry popsicle
devoured in licks and bites
Mess and stick remain
Checking the crops with
Daddy. Watching the soybeans
grow along with you
Dirty feet and hands
Mud, sidewalk chalk,
A full life well-lived
What is your favorite part of summer?
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flickrlovr
July 11, 2008 at 12:07 am
The perfect haiku to capture summer!
Gotta love those “possicles” (as a 4 year old I watch calls them). Enjoy these summah days with those kiddos.
flickrlovrs last blog post..A Thousand Words Thursday
janelle
July 11, 2008 at 12:16 am
i posted my generic blog address…oops…so sorry….i’ll do better next week
rachel
July 11, 2008 at 12:52 am
So adorable. The perfect summer haiku.
Cherry popsicles are absolutely the best!
rachels last blog post..Bright Lights, Late Nights
Devilish Southern Belle
July 11, 2008 at 1:28 am
Oooh, summertime…I love rain, the smell of fresh cut grass, long days, sleeping in – no school for the boys, baseball, and cold sweet tea.
Devilish Southern Belles last blog post..I needed that!
Maggie's Mind
July 11, 2008 at 1:43 am
Ah, summer at its best. Glad you are enjoying. It really is such fun and happy season, isn’t it?
Maggie’s Minds last blog post..Haiku (Bike-ku) Friday 7/11/08
janelle
July 11, 2008 at 2:07 am
if it matters, here is the correct link, not my generic link http://yayasmom.blogspot.com/2008/07/free-slurpees-haiku-friday.html
janelles last blog post..FREE SLURPEES & Haiku Friday
~JJ!
July 11, 2008 at 7:28 am
Hey where do we find the themes???
I’m feeling left out.
~JJ!s last blog post..Snore ‘Ku
Jennifer
Twitter: playgroupie
July 11, 2008 at 7:46 am
@~JJ!: We haven’t had any themes for a few weeks! Don’t worry, you’re not being left out!
Vicki
July 11, 2008 at 7:46 am
I love haiku Friday, but do we need a theme? I just write what I am thinking.
Vickis last blog post..Haiku Friday
Jennifer
Twitter: playgroupie
July 11, 2008 at 7:47 am
@Vicki: You don’t have to do a theme…we haven’t had one in a few weeks.
Even when we do have themes, you don’t have to use it! YOu can always do whatever you want with your haiku!
Molly
July 11, 2008 at 7:59 am
Great summer haiku! Love the pics!
My favorite part of summer is the long summer days and warm summer nights. I just showed my girl a firefly for the first time, and it was magical.
Mandy
July 11, 2008 at 8:14 am
I (accidentally) posted this last night, but silly me – forgot to sign Mr. Linky until now. I’m a doof.
LOVE your haiku! I think we were clearly having similar thoughts of summertime.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mandys last blog post..Haiku Friday – The Summer Love/Hate Edition
Connie @ The Chronicles
Twitter: connieaw
July 11, 2008 at 8:33 am
Great haiku!
I love warm summer evenings under the stars, sitting with hubby, sipping a cold beer.
I love little kids in swim suits while they enjoy the sunshine.
I love the smell of sunscreen….
I love watching flowers come into bloom!
Connie @ The Chronicless last blog post..Persistent!
Kathryn
July 11, 2008 at 8:41 am
Don’t you just freaking love summer?
Great ‘ku!
Kathryns last blog post..A Perfect Summer Day
Mom24
July 11, 2008 at 8:46 am
Great ‘ku–I know other’s have said the same thing, but it is! I love summer too.
Stupid question time–are those your soybeans? I did not know you lived on a farm. Is that what your hubs does full-time? That seems so hard to me, I have a real appreciation for families that are willing to do it–we’d be in real trouble without them.
Mom24s last blog post..A black thumb…can you help me?
Mama Zen
July 11, 2008 at 9:04 am
I love the line about the soybeans growing with you. That’s awesome!
Mama Zens last blog post..May I Be Here Now
Jennifer
Twitter: playgroupie
July 11, 2008 at 9:09 am
@Mom24: Not a stupid question at all! But no, those aren’t our soybeans. There is a field that backs up to our backyard. My son is obsessed with John Deere and loves to pretend those are his crops! They check them most evenings to see if they’ve grown. It’s really cute!
lceel
July 11, 2008 at 9:17 am
Lovely ‘ku. I put mine off, this week. Had a story to finish. But next week, for sure.
lceels last blog post..The Next 100 Words
Mama DB
July 11, 2008 at 9:26 am
not having to wake up and dash around getting two kids and a husband (and myself) ready to take to school and work. Lazy days with no agenda, entire Sundays spent at the beach. Love. it.
I love your ‘ku! How cool that the field is right out your backdoor! Carson’s a doll.
Mama DBs last blog post..Definitely not a cure for Baby Fever
amy
Twitter: amy2boys
July 11, 2008 at 9:37 am
The swingset. Lemonade. Wading in a creek.
storyteller
July 11, 2008 at 9:42 am
Brings back memories …
summertime activities
playing in the sun ;–)
Actually … retirement in Southern California makes most days all year round free like this, but I do remember that (as a kid) the first day of summer was the first day I was allowed to take off my shoes & go outside barefoot … the way I pretty much live life. LOL
Hugs and blessings,
the dragonfly
July 11, 2008 at 10:15 am
Oh, I love the picture of the little foot! Adorable…
I posted my haiku; without even knowing I wrote about summer stuff too!
the dragonflys last blog post..I dream a rose garden..
Cathy
July 11, 2008 at 10:17 am
Great haiku! I love cherry popsicles. Makes me appreciate summer even when I’m sweating to death in my kitchen trying to make dinner.
Cathys last blog post..Climate Change Challenge
Rachael
July 11, 2008 at 10:17 am
Great summer haikus!
Laura@StorytellinMama
July 11, 2008 at 10:25 am
I love the way
Laura@StorytellinMama
July 11, 2008 at 10:26 am
Sorry, I started to say I love the way you captured summertime in your poems.
The essence!!!
Laura@StorytellinMamas last blog post..Monsoon Moments…
Karen of Sillymonkeez
July 11, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Love the angle on the last photo! Great summer haiku!!
Karen of Sillymonkeezs last blog post..Hip Hippo Hooray!
Jerseygirl89
July 11, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Great photos! I love summer evenings the best – how it stays light late and the lightning bugs.
Jerseygirl89s last blog post..Haiku Friday – What Now?
VDog
July 11, 2008 at 12:49 pm
My triumphant return to Haiku Friday! Maybe. Heh.
I LOVE the chalk shot! Has Tate been convinced yet? Cuz if not, he should be!
My favorite things about summer are watermelon and lemonade. And of course, the weather.
VDogs last blog post..From the VDog School of Cracker Food Preparation
Vixen
July 11, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Good haiku and pictures. I think my favorites have been covered by you. Oh wait: I love the smell of charcoal BBQs. That just says summer to me!
Vixens last blog post..One Nation In Struggle
Teri
July 11, 2008 at 2:26 pm
The popsicle faces, dirty hands, skinned knees from bike rides. I love being able to be outside with the boys. AHHHH. And boy do they sleep better!
Teris last blog post..For the Love of France
Worker Mommy
July 11, 2008 at 2:43 pm
So timely for us since Seattle’s summer finally began! I love not having to endure day after day of cloudy gray nonsense!
And the fact that I get to wear cute little summer dresses , and have BBQs and hang out in our little backyard pool and and….wel what really isn’t to love about summer (oh I guess sweating isn’t fun but yeah this is my favorite season)
Worker Mommys last blog post..I’m not a writer, I don’t even play one on TV * Updated
Marylin
July 11, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Great ‘ku! My favourite part is being able to sit out in the sun watching Zack playing with the neighbourhood kids. They’re all so sweet with him – it’s so cute to see!
Marylins last blog post..9 Month Haiku.
Sus
July 11, 2008 at 3:55 pm
smoothies, screened in porches, parades, and peonies.
ps. i was meaning to ask you, could you pls add me to your blogroll? i find myself needing approval from masses of people lately. i think i’m getting my period. also: we should try another outing. children’s museum? conner prairie?
Suss last blog post..NPR Commentary Opportunity: SEIZED.
Stephanie
July 11, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Sounds like a wonderful summer day!
Stephanies last blog post..Update on the sickies…
abunslife
July 11, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Nothing like getting mine up at the END of the freaking day….owell. At least I did one this week, it’s been a while!!
abunslifes last blog post..Hittin the Road, Sort of.
Kimberly
July 11, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I love these, especially the cherry popsicle one.
For me, it’s being outside, tending the garden, jumping in the water on a hot summer day, the smell BBQ and fireflies.
Kimberlys last blog post..Haiku Friday: Inner Tiger
McCathy
July 12, 2008 at 7:45 am
My favorite thing about summer is little boys in swimshorts – dirty as all hell from playing in the combination of dirt and water.
McCathys last blog post..Will We Survive? Haiku Style
Jennifer
Twitter: playgroupie
July 12, 2008 at 12:28 pm
@Sus: I got you added! And YES we do need to try again to get together. The air conditioned children’s museum sounds good!