![]() ![]() We had seen many summer before, twice as many as the youngest children. ![]() Although still children we were soon to be graduated 5th graders. However much the younger children were enjoying the flush of a new summer, my friends and I were not. Now however the sun was warm and bright and even the most skeptical child could play without worry of cold or damp. For a few weeks it had not been uncommon for kids to remove a coat during a vigorous game of tag or red rover, but everyone wore one initially because you were never sure how cold and wet it might become. For the first time they did so without their spring jackets and hats. The younger students ran and jumped and chased. The sun was warm and for the first time since the school year began back in august, it actually felt like summer.Īlthough the equipment and building were familiar, the playground seemed new and full of life. The wet browns of spring had seemingly been banished over night as every bit of plant fiber shown with bright full green. The grass had finally turned green and the great leaves of the maple and oak trees had only just erupted from their buds after a long winter. ![]()
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