I love summer as it requires less layers. In fact I think I might be suited to a nudist camp; nowhere to hide, nothing masked, just raw naked exposure!
Of course our winter sounds similar to your summer, a bit cooler but seldom seen snow. Here we have a few overcrowded ski-fields down south. Not enticing as everything is overpriced and far too busy to be relaxing or fun. So bring on the summer sun!
fierce winds, heavy rains
has blended our usual
summer to steamy
my pic
aroused 
Summer makes the perfect dash into the cold waters hehe and lovely to know bout the weather in US. Rain makes the perfect combo in breaking the heat.
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I am australian Vishal, no where near the northern hemisphere!
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I’m with you on summer, less layers, more warmth. Love it!
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Haha! Looking forward to spring
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Had you on my mind! Hope all is well! Hope you are out having fun fun FUN in the sun! 😉 Ooh, maybe you are at a nudist camp camping! 😉 😛
(((HUGS))) ❤️
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Oh wow you can live with us here kate…summer is on our way…and oh that photo..so love it .💛💫
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I check your post Kate and I have to say I like the picture . This makes me dream . We see you get a weather like summer. What a dream to navigate on that river in the shadow of the shelter trees .
Love ❤
Michel
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ah but a submerged tree upended my friend and her husband so I didn’t dare try it … it was a cold day 🙂
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When I was a child during war II the coast and the beach facing England was forbidden by the Germans . So we took a bath in the nearby river . The top was also to go from one bank to the other on a tree lying above the river. At this time there was not any pollution and the bath in the river was appreciated . ❤
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A fun activity I guess. Do you have crocodiles? We need rains and lots of rains for water.
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After months of rain and cold, I am dying for some summer sun 😀
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Haha! Nudist camp is a great idea, Kate! Now I know why you loved staying here…you loved our summers, sis!
Great haiku!
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Your winter makes me a little jealous as we brace for a snow storm!!
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Great photo! I wish we had some summer temps here….
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Love the photo…and the poem! We get some steamy summer days in Virginia! Right now, we still have some snow on the ground and it is quite cold.
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An absolute beauty! The haiku was magnificent 🙂
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Splendid picture, Kate and a lovely Haibun. Here in India it is cold weather and Australia is having summer and rains. So many changes everywhere.
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Now that would be something, a sky-clad Kate 🙂
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It has been a strange summer, flooding up north 🙁. I miss the dry heat, it’s my favourite time of year. You keeping dry up there Kate?
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Beautiful Haibun, Kate!
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I loved reading your post, and the moment in your picture felt meditative to be in.
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Each season has its own joys. Summer when not too hot is fun.
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I love it! it is your summer in our winter… just let it all hang out!! A wonderful haibun Kate!
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My kind of winter! (K)
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Likewise here in New Zealand! 😀 Great haibun!
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I don’t think I would mind that sort of winter at all.
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It’s been wet, hot, and steamy down south too Kate … board paddling looks inticing, but I’m sure I would topple over .. 🌞😎😀
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Wonderful write and captivating pic Kate. I believe you are paddling through eucalyptus, yes? Must smell intoxicating… 🙂
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You look great as a rowing machine 🙂
For me, the middle of winter, windy, blizzard, slippery. My dream is that at least the sun will come out, and here it will be in a month or two, maybe a little more. This is the climate with 4 seasons. Paddle a sailor, let the river lead you to joy and good people.
greetings
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A steamy summer day is Nature giving us a free sauna/steam bath! HA! Thank you, Nature! 😉 😀
Great photo and poem duet, SweetKate! 🙂
(((HUGS)))
🌞 🌞 🌞
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Oh, if only teleportation were a scientific reality….
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Seasons get so troublesome. It seems as soon as I’ve grown used to it, it’s up for another change. Even so, you’re a tougher nut than I. Give me the cold and let me be glorious in all my scarf-wearing madness.
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I have difficulties to think you, Kate, that you are in summer . . But to be frank our winter are not winter like anymore and our summer either !!! Where are the seasons?
Whatever enjoy your summer but take care to not got a cold 🙂
Love ❤
Michel
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You speak of warm and charming days. Here we have a winter storm watch, and are hunkered in for a 4 inch snowstorm.
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Nice to hear your perspective from the other side of the world, Kate!
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Kate, that’s so cool! It looks like so much fun ❤
-David
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Paddleboarding looks like so much fun.
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Touche! Great adaptation, too!
I remember visiting Alaska during the summer. The family and I were all layered up on that 50-degree-F August day, while Anchorage locals played Pokemon Go in T-shirt and shorts. It’s all relative, I guess.
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Sounds great… I think you would find our summers unforgiving and cold… 🙂
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Haha! Attempting to sidestep winter are we! If you want nudist bathing, nearly the whole coast of Croatia is naturalist beaches, in fact I think they invented it…cross country skiing is nice, I think, and cheap..
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Looks a great place to paddle!
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