Fire Ants and Sunshine…I Guess Its Summer!

This week I was walking down the sidewalk and on accident I stepped in a fire ant bed. Just my left foot. The fire ants crawled in my canvas skimmer and bit my foot and it hurt real bad. It was my first time ever getting an ant bite-yeah, almost 16 years of going w/o an ant bite. I’m not lying. Now I’m gonna watch where I step, b/c this ant bite looks as if 2 or 3 or 4 ants wanted to bite my foot on the same place. I’m just glad I haven’t gotten stung by a bee or a wasp or something. *shivers* I don’t like insects like that or cockroaches or spiders.

Yet, despite all of those fears of insects, I still manage to sit on my backporch after school and look at the sky and write and draw with my pastels. I guess it sounds lame but I really like it. Its really relaxing and sometimes if I can get away for awhile I go watch the sun go down. Its calming and its like every worry or thing that weighed heavily on your mind just goes away. I like to lay on top of the old picnic table in the middle of the backyard when sitting on the porch gets boring. You can see the sky better.

Thats why I really like sunshine. It makes me happy and at the end of the day its always nice to sit outside with a cold drink, journal & pen or a sketchbook and pastels. Sometimes I just lay outside and talk on the phone or just close my eyes and lay there. I don’t do it all the time but sometimes when I need an escape its one of the places or things I do. I guess its summer since I’m starting to break out my shorts, tanks and go outside. And also get bit by ants…which sucks!! But I’m glad summer is here/is coming…its my favorite season because the weather and how I can do whatever I want…well almost.