that's what my wife and I did the most of this summer

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We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.
~Willy Wonka

Clearly the best summer past time is grabbing the acoustic guitar and going down to the river with my friends to fish and relax in the shade by the water and let the rest of the world wash on down the river and be free from the stress even if just for an afternoon.

By far my favorite summer past time is going on a long road trip from Thunder Bay, ON, Canada each summer down to a music festival in the states. That's where i first heard of the Avett Brothers, and where I have seen them since every summer.

Coachella - 2007!
Bonnaroo 2008!
Outside Lands 2009!

How lucky am I to have seen them at each of these festivals! I love music, and there is not much chance to see the bands I love up in my home town, so we travel each summer, and have had many great memories.

Mine would have to be going to Colorado and Utah, and taking in everything this country has to offer.

watching my sea monkeys - which would be cool next to a bug jar!

Are you aware how bad I want to win?

I love all god's creatures, but I have to admit to killing a few lightening bugs. we used to catch them and smear them on our faces..... Lightening bug war paint.

this is a NEED.

I'm gonna need that bug jar for Christmas. Thanks.

I didn't have to think twice! My favorite summer past time is going to baseball games with my family. Supporting the hometown team is something we all enjoy and we get really involved. It's the perfect way to bond with my family and feel like part of the community. It's the best part of living in this itty-bitty little Virginia town. : )

or just sitting on the deck with some tunes, some brew and staring at the stars! Catching lightning bugs and putting them in the Bug Jar would make it so much prettier!

When I was younger and had fewer bills and more money to blow, every other summer I would backpack and hitchhike my way across whatever country in Europe. I've seen all of italy (so great I had to go there twice), most of Germany, parts of switzerland - and so on... The tradition started in '99 when I graduated, tho it's a little more spaced out than every other year now. Stupid student loans.

my children are now 16 & 18,& we all still get excited at the first sight of a firefly each year...we used to catch them and keep them in a peanut butter jar, and put them in their room at night...they would always let them out and I would spend the next morning playing catch and release...so, yes, this would come in very handy...
Merriment of the Holidays to all!

all of it!

my favorite summer pasttime was the newport folk festival... hah.

actually. no...

i would say good ole window down riding around in the country so hot that you need to stop at a swimmin' hole to keep from stickin to the seats. and of course, sublime is oh so summery.

Camping and hiking with my husband. This year we visited Glacier National Park. Amazing place. Tons of snow even in July. Lake Bowman secluded and beautiful. Great place to celebrate 25 years of marriage.

My favorite summer memory is actually from this past summer, because I discovered The Avett Brothers! My friend and I took a college class over the summer together and while we were driving she popped in a CD unknown to me. And blaring through the speakers was 'She's fighting with the sky, she thinks she can, living within a lie, she thinks she can' and then I fell in love. After that, I bought 3 more Avett CDs and listened to them non-stop, and cranked up the volume as we took 40 East on our way to Hampstead. Hands down, the best times of my life listening the Avett brothers with my best friends!

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I haven't eyes for anyone else, I'm thinking of you, and nobody else

Gardening, swimming in the back yard pool and spending lots of time outside

Ribs

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Jon P

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