Summertime...

"Summertime....and the living is easy." Not only is this song one of my favorites from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, but my favorite version of it is sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. It seems to encompass all that is summertime from my childhood and summers I long to come.
It's taken from a lullaby and has such a carefree feeling to it, it makes you want to throw on a sundress, spread out a blanket and lie in the middle of a field watching the day pass you by. Perhaps you might go to the creek's edge and cool your feet, read a book, take it easy.
That's what summer is for me. June is my month to calm down from the school year, then get some things accomplished. Then...I have July to stop and enjoy myself. I've done a good job this summer of relaxing and taking it easy. The first summer in a while I've truly done this.
School is starting back up soon, and I feel that same feeling in my soul to begin the busy bee actions to get prepared for the new "year". But, for the last couple of days of July... I'll take it mostly easy.

Summertime,

And the livin' is easy

Fish are jumpin'

And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich

And your mamma's good lookin'

So hush little baby

Don't you cry

One of these mornings

You're going to rise up singing

Then you'll spread your wings

And you'll take to the sky

But till that morning

There's a'nothing can harm you

With daddy and mamma standing by

Enjoy......

 You Tube...Ella and Louis sing Summertime