In The Good Old Summertime: 1900-1909
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Standing on the threshold of the 20th century, the world seemed so young and carefree. In the warm summer air, the songs of birds could be heard and at times drowned out by the whir of the lawn mower. The clip clop of horses' hooves could be heard along the unpaved streets where children played their games. In the cool evenings, the lamplighter made his rounds. Shadows danced off buildings and sidewalks. There were those who enjoyed swinging lazily in the hammock or lazily gliding their canoe on some moonlit lake. Everything seemed settled and comfortable in familiar patterns, but there were changes in the wind. In a little more than 15 years, there would be almost three quarters of a million Model T Fords on the roads in North America.
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By Sarah Watson, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb.
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Return with me to yesteryear when the St. Johns River was used as a transportation corridor.  That could be the future as well as the past.
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By Julia Glick, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Jun.
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By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Jun. 24--It is officially summer now.   That means different things to different people, but in general it means having fun in the sun.
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By Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb.
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But it was magical to be young during the Summer of Love.Â  For those who weren't there, a not-too-rose-colored look at what you missed.
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HERE was a time, not so long ago in my more carefree youth, when I was a dedicated backpacker.   It went beyond the standard gapyear routine, and most summers I could be found in some distant corner of the globe, living the life of an adrenaline junkie.
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By Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Sep.
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By Michael Buettner, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 13--Spring forward, fall back ...
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By Thomas Ryll, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep.
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By Story by RICK NATHANSON Illustration by CATHRYN CUNNINGHAM Of the Journal  At the beginning of the summer, people were facing tough choices about which plants they might be willing to let die during what seemed like a dry cycle with no end.
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Southwest Washington is an antique vision of the future. It's mid-century's idea of "progress," a never-to-be-repeated experiment in bulldozing shabby if genuine neighborhoods and replacing them with chilly high-rise modernity. To this day it struggles to present much sense of life or soul.
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By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb.
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Life & style: Gallery: Bask in the sunshine (even if it's only in your imagination) in these summer dresses.
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By Edited by Katie Stirling  THANKS to Claire Collins, of Ayr, who wins my weekly tenner with this daft picture.  If you have a funny internet image, why not share it with us? Please include your full postal address.  (c) 2006 Sunday Mail; Glasgow (UK).
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Get your holiday reading material here Summer is with us, or at least it should be once the rains stops, and itâs getting to that time of year when we all take the customary two week break away from the stress and the strains of work and the modern world. Trouble is, once weâre away from it, we start to miss it.â¦