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“August is the slow, gentle month that stretches out the longest across the span of a year. It yawns and lingers on with the light in its palms.”
~ Victoria Erickson
Lenticular Clouds from Selworthy Beacon, Exmoor National Park
Image: Shaun Davey via Exmoor Commons
… and … one more thing … a song from 1972: Summer Breeze by Seals and Croft
… and … one more thing … for some historical context, just one example, mind:
“Can Tho, Vietnam, 1973.
One hot afternoon while sitting with my friend, Allen, on a second story balcony overlooking a narrow shady alley leading down to the river, we toked up and drank cold beers while waiting for our friend, Douglas to return home. A barber was giving haircuts below on a chair pulled into a nook in the alley. A soft breeze came off the river. Banana trees and an abundance of lush greenery with gently swaying leaves lined the alley while Bougainville and Jasmine were in bloom and climbing the walls. The Jasmine’s fragrance blending with the scent of a frying meal wafted gently through the air. Just fifteen feet across the alley a large, sun dappled balcony contained large pots of blossoming flowers. A beautiful woman dressed in a black evening gown came out and began watering her flowers. Just before returning inside, she glanced up and gave us a big smile. Somewhere down the alley, a radio was playing, ‘Summer Breeze’. This treasured memory will always shine as a grace note of perfection standing as counterpoint against the horrors of war. Every time I hear this song, the memory returns as if it happened only yesterday. Thank you Seals and thank you Crofts, wherever you spend eternity, may it be as lovely as this memory.”
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