Summer Dreaming

Over the depths of a Canberra winter I find myself getting a little down, the daylight is short, the wind is icy and the feeling of that carefree summer bliss seems a long way off.
Spring is in the air but............ I dream of summer...............
I don't quite know if its nostalgia from my childhood of growing up near the coast, the excitement of summer holidays, the sun, the surf, Christmas and time spent with family and friends, a good old coolie or 2, but Its a time of year I truly love.
 So here is my little ode to summer,
I long to hear the high shrill of Cicadas,  see mirages rise like hallucinations from the bitumen and feel as if I never had a care in the world, I hope you enjoy.