Summer 2019 - Trope-de-doo-dah

by Nathan Stout (of AccordingToWhim.com)

Taking a step back from the summer time memories for a moment I wanted to make this seemingly random blog post about the tropes of summer.

I may 'leverage' the word trope alot here in the Summertime Funtime blog series but it's important to the spirit of Summer. With that, here is a series of pictures and phrases, words, and sounds of Summer:

• Creosote smell (from asphalt and/or railroad ties). This reminds me of Six Flags over Texas.
• Cicadas
• Lightning bugs.
• Mosquitoes
• Lakes
• Beaches (and all that goes with it).
• Family Vacations
• Car Bingo
• Suntan Lotion
• Off (bug spray)
• Lawn Chairs
• Swimming pools (and all that goes with it)
• Watermelon
• Grilling
• Any song with the word Summer in it.
• Visiting any Southern Coastal City. 
• Water parks and Amusement parks.

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• Bug Spray smell
• Tiki Torches and their smell
• Citronella smell