- First boat on a trailer bouncing down the street. Usually soon followed by another.
- Lights on in a seasonal second-home.
- Double the number of cars at the IGA from what’s been normal.
- Rain rather than snow.
- More than one vehicle parked overnight at the motel. And then international flags flying from its deck.
- Out-of-state licenses plates from other than a random New Hampshire or Massachusetts or Virginia vehicle. Beginning with Iowa, Wisconsin, Tennessee, but soon followed by Oregon, California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Ohio. Somehow, Florida doesn’t flood in initially.
- A change in the quality of daylight, from bright crisp to buttery.
- The first Mercedes in town since October. Or BMW, Audi, or Volvo.
- Green grass and dandelions.
- Somebody actually moving within one of the seasonally closed stores or galleries downtown.
Tag: Summer
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Water tank on the hilltop

Cold lobster in homemade mayo

Moody morning

Two-pound steamed lobster


Tomato time

Asparagus memories



City hall is at the heart of the scene

Raspberry cocktail in a half-empty martini glass
