Instant Summer

Ever snap a picture and later realize what moment you captured?

The king managed to take this pic when the little one blurted a "bad word"...

and there I am trying not to laugh as to not encourage any more to spill out.

A rare moment caught in the act.

Shortly after this an ice cream truck jingle played in the distance.

Here, you gotta keep your ears peeled, the jingle is not like the loud ones back in NY that  you can hear 4 blocks away. We sprinted out from the backyard ...we were desperate now missing it twice before. In NY, the trucks linger on your block for awhile, makes sense if you think about it ... for those that live in a 5 floor walk up apartment.  All the same, we felt victorious and triumphant with our frozen trophies. Popsicle cheers!

In an instant it took me back to those sweltering, sticky summer days in the 80's in NY looking out the fire escape just waiting for a hint of a breeze for relief. The ice cream trucks were truly sent from heaven when they came around, which was not often.
The typical NY summer was ... Fire hydrants were open cooling off the street, shiny cars blasting "summer summer summer time...", neighbors screaming "voy pa la bodega!".... kids playing football during the day and the old men at night playing dominoes. I found these great pictures of Brooklyn back in the day.

What makes you think of summer when you were young?

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