That's the question I asked Tanner today as we sat on the grass in the shade of big mimosa tree and watched our girls run around and splash in the spray park at Tanglewood Park in Bryan. They were slathered in sunscreen and wearing bikinis and crocs. Crocs seem to be standard wear here during the spring.
Today was a glorious, sultry day. The type of day where you can imagine sitting on the front porch sipping ice cold lemonade. The updated version is dark green umbrellas and a caramel frappuccino, but you get my drift. The weather has us looking around for u-pick veggies and fruits and imagining a weekend at the beach.
The whole world is a rich dark green with splashes of orange and purple wildflowers. When the wind blows, the long grass undulates like a bed of seaweed, so that you think that if you were tilted just right you'd be able to see the wind. There is a faint smell of burning brush wafting from the surrounding farm land. The mornings see a curious rushing of people going to and from work and quickly running errands, and then there is this long lull until school lets out. That's when the world looks like high-speed film has suddenly become vogue and there's another rushing about that fades off at around 6:00 when you know everyone is home from school or work, and they are sitting down to dinner. 7:00 rolls around and the night life starts. Moms run to the store since they know that the ice cream won't melt before they get home. Dads water the lawn and play ball with their kids. College kids come out to the street to flirt or flaunt. Couples take their evening run or stroll. Then 10:00 rolls around and the whole city tries to settle down for sleep before the next morning comes.
These are long, luxurious days, and we're trying to enjoy them before the mayhem and madness of school sets in.
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