by Editor Miro Susta 
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 20st of June 2025

'Beyond Dreams' by Russo Francesco

For me, summer is the most beautiful season of the year.

Spring passes on her power and sceptre to the Queen of Summer.
A multitude of feelings run through a person.
And what about nature? Nature simply has its own magic.

'Poppy' by Milan Uhrin AFIAP AZSF

Water, sun, heat and storms – these are all part of summer. It's the time of year when many of us pack our bags and leave to relax and unwind.

'Fresh summer shower' by David Dubnitskiy

The long-awaited summer atmosphere is in the air again, making us happy. Summer is full of light and colour, and bursting with sunshine.
Roses, wild poppies and countless other flowers that few people know by name are in bloom. Summer wakes the songbirds early in the morning and colours the fruit on the trees and the grain in the fields.

Garden of Bohemia…by Daniel Řeřicha

'Deer in the field' by Allan Wallberg

The hot sun sinks into the depths of the sea and watery lakes. On the peaks of high mountains, pure snow melts and is reflected in the silence of mountain pools.

'Corno Gries, Switzerland' by Vito Guarino

Evenings and nights are different, too. The air is filled with the strong smell of freshly cut grass or barbecues, and the stars seem close enough to touch. It's a time when sleep doesn't come easily. You want to live; you wouldn't care if summer were to last forever.

Untitled by Nicolas Schumacher

In the summer, little birds fly and hide their secrets in their nests, where new life blossoms.

'tits' by Xuedong Bai

The meadows look like colourful carpets, with butterflies dancing on them and bees pollinating the beautiful flowers. The green grass covered in daisies looks like a bouquet close up — that's summer.

'On the meadows' by Ales Krivec

'Silver-studded blue butterflies' by Jivko Nakev

The clear river is full of glistening stones that look like little pearls and shine like the morning sun. The river sings like a bird; it gurgles as it flows over the rocks. The shining sun hides in the river, which locks it at the bottom among the pearls. Sunrays touch and caress everything around them.

'Curtains in the Fog' by Miles Morgan

One of the best ways to relax in summer is perhaps by the water. You can find a comfortable spot with a hammock, go fishing, sunbathe, swim or sit by a campfire and enjoy the natural sounds and peaceful atmosphere.

'summer feeling' by Roswitha Schleicher-Schwarz

'closer' by ambra

'Place of Dreams' by Bruno Birkhofer

'Sleeping with the stars' by Jesús M. García

'Alps III' by Fotograf Ruta

Sudden and violent thunderstorms, accompanied by dangerous lightning and torrential downpours, are very common in summer and can literally occur from hour to hour.

'Pre storm evening' by Peter Ebel

'On the Road with the Thunder Gods' by Yvette Depaepe

'Apocalypse Now' by Miles Morgan

The fragrances, colours and tidiness of nature after the summer rain have a magical effect on all our senses. Whether it's the smell of wet earth, the sound of birdsong in the trees, sunlight breaking through the leaves or a rainbow in the sky, nature whispers, heals, comforts and reminds us of its beauty.

'Making Haste' by Ryan Dyar

Summer certainly has many different faces. Take the end of a summer's day, for example, when the sun sets in the water or behind the mountains.

'Calm' by Andreas Agazzi

A special magic can be experienced at this moment. Every year, thousands of people capture this moment on camera. They keep the photos in albums or use them to decorate their homes. Many will cherish this moment in their hearts for months to come.

What is it about a sunset that grabs us by the heart?  After all, it is not only people in love or in a romantic mood who are receptive to this atmosphere; even those immersed in constant activity stop at this moment and experience a side of life that is rarely present in the everyday rush.

'Lost in Thought' by Dirk Juergensen

The natural sciences can explain the visual phenomenon of twilight. Dust particles in the air refract the slanting light of the setting sun, creating the warm red tones of the spectrum, while the other colours pass overhead and into space.

'Imperial Point - Grand Canyon North' by Wanghan Li

Sunset marks the beginning of the transition from day to night. The passage of time is rarely experienced as powerfully as it is in summer, when the sun sets. The beauty of the sunset carries a deep solemnity, reminding us not to waste life without taking time to relax.

'In flames' by Iván Ferrero

The sunset invites us to relax, marvel at the beauty of the world and listen to our inner voice. Through the summer twilight, the quiet tones of life's mysteries resound — those which so easily fade away amidst the ceaseless activity of the day. The soft light acts as a protective shell here, awakening tenderness and the ability to empathise with others in human beings.

'... the long winding road' by Raymond Hoffmann

In this 'sacred atmosphere', it is easier to express difficult things that are not easy to say. It is easier to share dreams or confide fears at this convenient time.
With evening dawns in our hearts, we need not fear the darkness of the night, because evening dawns are a forerunner not only of the night, but also of a fine day to come.

'Twilight at Trillium Lake' by Lydia Jacobs

Finally, a few proverbs about the summer:

'Summer is the time when it is too hot to do the work for which it was too cold in winter'
~Mark Twain~

'The summer that passes is like a friend who says goodbye to us'
~Victor Hugo~

'One swallow does not make a summer'
~Aesop~

'This is also a form of art, it is God's gift to bring so much light into the heart from a few sunlit days that when the summer has long gone, the glow is still there' ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~

'Summer is the season of miserable sleigh rides'
~from the Eskimos~

We would like to wish all readers in the northern hemisphere a wonderful summertime and all readers from the southern hemisphere a peaceful wintertime, and many thanks to everyone who contributed to this article with wonderful photos.

'Unbalanced' by Ellen Borggreve

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