The wipers almost clean off the windshield — bugs rest in pieces.
Pansies from her garden — plated between panes.
Two slices of fresh deli rye — watercress.
Picnic table — seven of us try to fit around.
We all pose for the shot — the shutter, slowly pressed.
A frog in water flicks out its tongue — catches a fly.
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Sweltering day — he tries to cook an egg on the sidewalk.
A few hours on the beach — she turns a rosy shade.
Panting dog — if only this pink lemonade could help.
Hot night — we try to sleep above the sound of the fan.
An afternoon siesta — sounds of an ice-cream truck.
Heat shimmer on the pavement... gone, as we drive near.
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Summer's end — covered with a yellow polka-dot bikini.
Hot-dog... a bite leads to mustard spots on my shirt.
Somebody forgets to bring the insect repellent — mosquito welts.
Ta-ta, ta-ta-ta... a sapsucker peppers the birch with holes.
The odd leaf has turned colour — late summer.
Bits of sunset through the branches, a dance on his back.
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Summer thunder — fireflies blink among the tall corn.
Corndogs in each hand — we wade through the crowd.
From the top of the ferris wheel — so many stars.
Up-turned bike — a ladybug on a spoke of the spinning wheel.
Between the fence slats — a daisy finds the sun.
Journey's end — the lighthouse among the rocks flashes a welcome.
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