"Dog Days of Summer"

Photo & Poem by Gigi Ann

Dog Days of Summer,

 heat, dampish, sultry, fun in the sun

Dog Days LackaDaisical

Afternoons spent reading

Delinsky in the shade of

The old Dog Wood Tree

Drinking Daiquiri's

Dancing Cheek-to-Cheek

in the evenings cool

Dog Days breeze.

Dog Days Delightful

pinks, purples, yellows and blues

as the sun dips down

with a few orange hues.

Dog Days of Summer

with fireworks displays

doesn't get dandier

than Summer's Dog Days!

Gigi Ann

"Dog Days" are the hottest, most sultry days of summer. In the northern hemisphere, they usually fall between early July and early September. In the southern hemisphere they are usually between January and early March. The actual dates vary greatly from region to region, depending on latitude and climate. Dog Days can also define a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant, or marked by dull lack of progress. The name comes from the ancient belief that Sirius, also called the Dog Star, in close proximity to the sun was responsible for the hot weather. 

~ Wikipedia ~

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