I’ve seen a few blogs begin to show some signs of autumn. I’m looking forward to the cooler weather and fall colors, but here in SC it will still feel like summer for a few weeks yet. Since this is the last day of August and autumn doesn’t officially arrive until Sept. 23, I give you something I’ve received in various forms several times:
Thirteen signs of summer in the South:
1. You step outside at 7:30 a.m. and break out into a sweat.
2. The birds have to use pot holders to pull worms out of the ground.
3. Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.
4. The cows are giving evaporated milk.
5. You can make instant sun tea.
6. You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.
7. You decide the best parking place is determined by amount of shade instead of distance.
8. Hot water now comes out of both taps.
9. A parent laments, “I wish it would rain – not so much for me, cuz I’ve seen it – but for my 7-year-old.”
10. You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
11. Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, “What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?”
12. You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
13. The trees are whistling for the dogs.
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This is a great list! It feels like this up here in July, but we’re definitely getting signs of fall already.
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Great list! I agree with Pass the Torch, those are signs of summer here in July.
Happy Thursday.
Still feels like that here, I’m in the South too. Hopefully we’ll see something different soon!
Very clever list but I so love the last one. LOL Wonderful to read and as hot as it is here I so agree! Mine is up. Happy Thursday!
Heheheh…love it. A Floridian here so I know what you mean!! I especially love #5 about the instant tea =))
heh heh heh….that’s the kind of summer I like. I love the heat. Looks like you’ll get some rain today maybe????
How about I had to stop putting corn in my squirrel feeder because I’d end up with popcorn?
Having moved to the south, I love your list. Not what inspired it though. š
Have a happy.
Being from Alabama I can relate! I practice #7 frequently! It’s finally cooled off here in Romania and my two DD’s needed a jacket for our walk. I didn’t!
My list is up!
That is a great list, it amuses me! While it doesn’t get as hot in my neck of the woods as the south does, I could relate!
OH MY no kidding, it has been so hot here this summer.
Ain’t it the truth! I am SO ready for fall. But here in the Deep South where I live, we may not get really cool temps until November. Lots of years, we do Halloween candy duty in shorts and t-shirts! š
Great T13, hope you have a wonderful day!
I love this list. It is right in line with our hot Southern weather for the summer! I love the one about the pot holderse used by the birds to pull out their worms. Funny!
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scrapbookmom, we’ve been supposed to get rain, but it’s mainly just been a little drizzle or sprinkle here and there. It’s still overcast, though.
Bev — the popcorn would be a good addition to this list!
Thanks, everyone, for stopping by! š
Great list..sure made me laugh. Thanks for sharing.
The birds have to use pot holders to pull worms out of the ground.
I love this! š So true! (Jenny, in Hotlanta)
You’re funny! What a great list! Where I live, it stopped being summer last week some time – it’s COLD!
LOL break out into a sweat at 7:30! True!