Good Ole' Summer

Hello and welcome. Today is Tuesday 4 and of course I am joining in!!   I hope you will come play as well.  Link is on the sidebar of this blog or you can click on the title below.

Weather by the New Jersey seashore is going to be rainy today with a high of 76 °.F humidity 38 %, waves 3-4 ft.

♬ ♫ Summertime and the Living is Easy. ♩ ♪

 Hey.. you're back!  Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we just want you to meet new folks and get to know the ones you already know a bit better. Besides, it gives you something to blog about too.

This week let's talk about Summertime.

1. What gave you the most fun in summer as a kid or as an adult?

It was equally divided between the beach and boardwalks and riding my bike.   I enjoyed hanging out with a elderly neighbor born in the  1880's and bed ridden by then.  We'd have long talks in the afternoon.  I loved it.

2. Does summer heat get to you? How do you cope?

It didn't much when I was young but then New Jersey was not as hot then.   Today we have more hot days than in the past due to solar changes like the Solar minimum.  I do well with fans and air conditioning. A tall glass of iced tea with lemon is a good cooler too.  Best of all is just going over to the beach and sitting in the cooler breeze.      Now most people in NJ say 'going down the shore'.. but those of us who actually live at the shore say "going to the beach",   I live on Barnegat Bay.

Me down the street on the bay

3.  Do you have summertime foods and drinks you really enjoy eating?   Does your menu change in summer?

Summer is tuna or egg salad on bed of salad greens, lots of fish ,Jersey  tomatoes, corn and fried chicken.  Summer is iced tea with lemon and a lot of ice.  Jersey tomatoes are world famous for being the quintessential tomato because of our soil.   They do not taste as good any where else.

4. Do you enjoy sitting outside or on the porch in summertime?  How about some photos of where you enjoy being in summer.

I would love to but one of the side effects of our mini climate change is that the southern yellow fly has come this far north and I have a very ugly and painful reaction to their bite.  So, I don't like sitting

 my big pond out back.

outside in summer anymore. I wish I had a screened porch.    It is nice to sit by my pond for sure.

I mentioned warming in New Jersey but, I do not think it is global warming from CO2 but rather it is natural and happens during Solar Minimums and Maximums that occur naturally through out history.   They bring dry spells and cold weather.  Dramatic things can and do occur but they do go away and a more normal climate returns.

My favorite place.