What are your favourite summer activities?

[Fake Sully]

Getting ready for the summer? (Except those who live upside down )

Let's make a list of your favourite activities during the summer.
(Unusual activities preferred)

Who knows, maybe you'll find your new best hobby!

List:
* "going to baseball games"
-> added by moonbeam
* "watching late night thunderstorms"
-> added by Wind12 (-arguably on of my favourites too : P-)
* "growing fruits and veggies"
-> added by ahoragi
* "[...] play games, read books, watch movies, make courses, go out with friends, go to interesting conferences and events at my university [...]
-> added by tulkunbrother

 

[moonbeam]

I like going to baseball games. I go to a Phillies game at least once a year.

 

[Wind12]

Watching late night summer storms.

 

[tulkunbrother]

Now I honestly just work and study, when I have some free time I often do not even consider it free, because I always end up doing what other want... But back in the good old days I used to play games, read books, watch movies, make courses, go out with friends, go to interesting conferences and events at my university, wow, a lot of stuff, just amazing!

 

[Sopyu ftu äo]

Watching late night summer storms.

Got to agree with that. When you get a really good summer downpour, and it lights up the sky with thunder and lightening. That's a sight to behold... And the smell of the forest just after a summer downpour - it's absolute magic

We've been blessed with a mild winter so far... still getting temps in the mid-20s on a good day so it's like an extended summer for me right now, even though we had the "official" start of winter a week ago. The sea is getting cooler now though. I was in a few days ago and you could still enjoy it, but without a wetsuit it was a little bit.... nippy. I was very brave though, there was no screaming - honest!

 

[Sopyu ftu äo]

Now I honestly just work and study, when I have some free time I often do not even consider it free, because I always end up doing what other want... But back in the good old days I used to play games, read books, watch movies, make courses, go out with friends, go to interesting conferences and events at my university, wow, a lot of stuff, just amazing!

I see you. I remember how before university I could read and focus on any seminar for ages... Ironically, uni definitely made me less learned. It pretty much killed my joy in reading! Now I find it very hard to get through a book, and when I watch seminars or talks online, unless it's *really* interesting I often find myself turning the playback speed or, or skipping. Weirdly, at the other end of the scale I can sit outside and just watch the trees for hours. It's definitely not normal, but hey, I'm happy with it

 

[Fake Sully]

Now I honestly just work and study, when I have some free time I often do not even consider it free, because I always end up doing what other want... But back in the good old days I used to play games, read books, watch movies, make courses, go out with friends, go to interesting conferences and events at my university, wow, a lot of stuff, just amazing!

The reason I asked is (besides making the forum active ) that I do not like the transition from super busy semester to loads of free time (as soon as you have your exams written of course and after work, etc. etc). Weirdly, I feel better now during semester than off semester during winter.

 

[ahoragi]

Growing fruits and veggies. Unfortunately we have a long drought here which is rare at this time so my plants are struggling. Not only that, the fellow wildlife has taken to our gardens to feed and quench themselves. This has been quite a struggle to grow anything when bird, raccoons, squirrels, mice, etc are giving you the middle finger while munching down on your crops.

Still trying to find a balance between all of us and I will keep doing so.

 

[Sopyu ftu äo]

Growing fruits and veggies. Unfortunately we have a long drought here which is rare at this time so my plants are struggling. Not only that, the fellow wildlife has taken to our gardens to feed and quench themselves. This has been quite a struggle to grow anything when bird, raccoons, squirrels, mice, etc are giving you the middle finger while munching down on your crops.

Still trying to find a balance between all of us and I will keep doing so.

Droughts are harsh. we've had three very wet years here, but they broke a long and brutal drought that was forcing other animals into fields, barns and water sources used by humans and causing lots of friction. All life needs to survive and thanks to both our ability to provide those resources we do have an obligation to help, so it is so conflicting to see your hard work and joy gobbled up like that. I'm fortunate enough to be in a wet enough area to have avoided the worst of it, but I can't imagine it's much fun

 

[ahoragi]

I set up bird feeders and a bird bath for the mini ikrans that keep digging up the garden mulch for worms and these guys decide to raid the feeders and knock them all off. Hard to win here.....

 

[Fake Sully]

mini ikrans

We have had a bird in our neighbourhood recently that sounds exactly like the house alarm that false activates every Thursday on 1pm : D

 

[Yrel]

i give myself manicures in the summer bc it's the only time of year my nails are long enough lol. otherwise i'm biting them into stubs because i'm anxious about school work.
i also like to sit in the yard w the pets and just chill, assuming it doesn't feel like the inside of a convection oven outside

 

[Fake Sully]

This summer, I discovered Beach Volleyball is really fun!
You have to be a bit more social, but I think y'all can do it too : )