Summer

What is the official start of summer? Some clock it by the day the seasons change. Some say it is after Memorial Day. Others say it is when people start to visit the Hamptons. The official start of summer for me is when the town pool opens. For about ten weeks each year, the local pool becomes the meeting spot. Just like when I was young there are summer friends and winter friends. Even though I have not seen many of the pool people during the year, we pick up the friendship as if it was yesterday. Today is the official opening. I bought my pool pass, packed my pool bag and have put my pool chairs into the trunk of my car. They will remain there until September. I am in a summer frame of mind.