It's not summer until ...

• your feet are in strappy-sandal condition.

• you can ride in a convertible without wearing a fur-lined hoodie.

• the ice cream truck rolls through the neighborhood.

• all your freckles connect.

• school's out.

• there's a jug of sun tea brewing on the stoop.

• the Spokane Indians take the field.

• you can enjoy a sidewalk cafe meal without shivering in the shade.