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June 18, 2006
Officially summer
Now it is officially summer. Maybe it is because here harsh winter usually lingers over half a year that the people become so cheerful to celebrate the beginning of summer. Every year when the mulberries start to ripen, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival begins. This year it starts from Friday June 16 and ends Sunday July 9th, featuring live music and movies as usual. The tents are set up along the Washington St. in front of Rackham. I had a big chunck of waiting time Friday evening, so I took my papers out and sat outside the League to enjoy the festival. The music was good; a lot of kids running around or splashing water from the fountain; tons of teenagers gathering here and there; girls with beautiful summer dresses; people dancing while the band was playing... It's such a relaxing scene. The local bands were Jeremy Kittel Acoustic Trio (celtic and jazz fiddle trio) and Bugs Beddow Band (Trombone-driven party blues). I do not know much about music, but it sounded cheerful to me, HAPPY! Got plan for Saturday (Kerrytown, farmer's market, work, & exercise) and Sunday (SDB meeting, work, & movie).
I love summer. "The spring and summer (here) make all the suffer in the winter worthwhile." Remembered a conversation a couple of days ago at the picnic,
- "is that your dog? is it a border collie?"
- "Yeah, she is a mut, maybe has some border collie blood."
- "How old is she?"
- "eleven years old."
- "Doesn't look like an 11-year-old dog at all. actually very active."
- "Yeah, still like a puppy."
- "What's her name?"
- "SUMMER."
Posted by renh at June 18, 2006 04:09 PM