Rituals and signs of the approaching summer

• Opening day
  
• The first time I wear shorts out of the house
  
• When they fill Rittenhouse Square's fountain with water
  
• When I find out who's playing at Folk Fest
  
• When my Folk Fest volunteer committee asks me if I'm working this summer
  
• My first raspberry
  
• My first blueberry
  
• When I put my winter comforter away
  
• The NHL playoffs
  
• Finishing all the season finales
  
• When both of the above are done, and all that's left to watch is baseball
  
• When Friday night services end and it's still light out
  
• When the 7-day forecast doesn't show any highs below 70 (21°C)
  
• The first time you can find parking in Center City on a Friday afternoon, because everyone's left for the beach
  
• When people walking outside start wearing brighter colors
  
• When you can see the arms and legs of the people walking outside

Seriously love this time of year.