| 1 | its finally warm again, but sometimes it still snows |
| 0 | tulip bulbs breaking ground in the garden outside |
| 0 | porch swings |
| 0 | sunlight, windows, sleeping cats |
| 0 | rain floods, harsh sounds |
| 0 | summer solstice picnic in the field out back |
| 0 | cat bats at the curtain as it billows in the breeze |
| 0 | filling up the wading pool, playing outside all day |
| 0 | camping out in the backyard |
| 0 | just sitting on the porch |
| 0 | saying goodbye from the driveway as the school bus comes |
| 0 | drinking the last of the sun-tea and watching the leaves begin to change |
| 0 | first apple pie from the oven and the kitchen smells wonderful again |
| 0 | all the rooms are quiet |
| 0 | cat asleep on the windowsill |
| 0 | sitting in the rocking chair reading a good book |
| 0 | preparing for guests we dust off the mantle and make room for the fold out bed |
| 0 | after the big meal we sit around and remember |
| 0 | hiding Christmas gifts under the stairs and in the closets |
| 0 | falling asleep in the big blanket, waking up with snow falling outside the bedroom window |
| 0 | drinking tea on the couch, staving off a fever |
| 0 | that sound the radiators make |
| 0 | the tea kettle whistles while we watch the last embers in the fireplace |
| 0 | the windows barely keep out the cold, sealed against the wind and the ice |
| 0 | we had to move out but hopefully the next owners treated it nicely |