Ideal Moments

What is your picture of ideal? A scene that you are a part of, perhaps involving a specific location, people, sounds, or tastes? Close your eyes and take a bief moment to visualize this moment... I do this a lot at this time of the year, the reason being that at around mid-summer, one of my favorite scenes takes place - but I am not in reality a part of it. The Scandinavians among you will know it: a simple summer cottage in the middle of nowhere, with the next neighbours out of sight. An earthen path, criss-crossed by tree roots, big slabs of rocks and small pebbles, leading to a sauna building on a lake, with a wooden pier and a simple ladder at its end. Grilled sausages, a cold beer bottle, and sitting on a sauna porch after the sauna and a dip in the cold lake, wrapped up in a towel. Around the lake, large bonfires being lit as it slowly gets slightly darker - but it does not get dark. I wish I could share this moment with some of my friends. Here's a picture in words instead (for now).