Hot fun in the Summertime

The temperatures are rising the days are lengthening and the kids no longer attend school. What gives?
Oh yeah. It's summer.
ROUTE 1 readers celebrate the season by answering the following FRIDAY QUESTION:
"What is your favorite thing about summer?"
Mary N.-P. -- No question. It's the early sunrise (and lovely morning light before the heat of the day comes crashing down) and the late sunsets that flow into cool evenings.
Rick T. -- Playing music outside. (Catfish Festival, June 24, 3:30 p.m.)
Roseanne H. -- Oh, so many things -- Sunshine, pretty flowers, bar-b-qs, daylight savings, cool drinks and so many activities and events in Reno that it is hard to choose what to do next.
Matt K. -- Mu isamaa, mu onn ja room ("My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy"), National Anthem of (the Republic) of Estonia.
Steve M. -- Long days.
Bob H. -- My birthday!
Mike D. -- Fishing, the Rhomberg Dairy Queen and playing with my kids outside.
Erik H. -- The sensation of leaping into a swimming pool on a hot day. I had access to a pool when I lived in Concord, Calif., Phoenix, Ariz. and Sebastopol, Calif. Now, we have to walk down the street (or drive) to a community pool. It is worth it for the SPLASH!