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Bathing beauties, Atlantic City, N.J.
Bathing beauties in Atlantic City, New Jersey

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Seasonal Trips
If you live or vacation near the water, then fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, and white water rafting are all warm weather possibilities. In summertime, lots of folks enjoy relaxing, picnicking, and just hanging out with friends in the long summer evenings until after the sun goes down.

A famous lullaby called "Summertime" from the opera Porgy and Bess describes life's more relaxed pace in this season: "Summertime . . . and the living is easy. Fish are jumping and the cotton is high." Ask your parents and older relatives about their summertime memories.

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