Late Afternoon

Late afternoon has always been a favorite time of day for me. Probably because it has such a "lazy" feel to it. It brings back memories of Mother and Daddy sitting in lawn chairs under the shade of our big old oak trees enjoying a cup of coffee together while us kiddos played in the yard. Depending on the shift Daddy was working, this might be followed by a sit-down dinner at home or a family outing to the burger joint. We would usually drop by my Aunt Bessie's and Uncle Archie's for a short visit before returning home for baths and bedtime. A few things I'm grateful for: lazy afternoons, aluminum lawn chairs, parents, coffee, oak trees, going barefoot, cousins, orange soda with crushed ice, Chevy station wagons with no carpet, Mimosa trees with pink blossoms, no homework, sleeping with the windows open to the sound of crickets.