Before you know it, summer will be gone and we’ll be wishing it would come back around. Before it leaves us entirely, we should take a minute to be grateful for all the time and warm weather summer brings. Still, it’s pretty hard to be grateful when the sun is threatening to bake you like so much cornbread. Below you’ll find a dozen thoughts all Arkansans have had during summertime.

1. "I do not understand why our ancestors chose to settle this inhospitable planet."
Flickr/William Creswell
Once that heat index gets up around 115, it seems like maybe we should have considered somewhere colder. Like Mars. Or Antarctica.
2. "I bet I really could fry an egg out here."
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I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t tried it.
3. "Woohoo! I can jump in this random, unknown creek."
Flickr/Dave Thomas
It’s probably fine, right? The cows drink out of it and they’re alive.
4. "Please tell me I packed the sunscreen and bug spray."
Flickr/Kelly Sue DeConnick
The struggle is real, but the consequences of forgetting your Arkansas summer survival pack are even more real.
5. "These mosquitoes are going to carry me back to their leader any minute now."
Flickr/Judy Gallagher
I know they don’t make coordinated attacks, but some evenings it sure seems like they do.
6. "Nothing says lake time like triple digit heat."
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That’s the good news.

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7. "Snocones. Snocones. Snooocoooones."
Yelp/Amy G.
It’s kind of like zombies and brains, except you can just drive to the nearest snocone stand and pay a little money.
8. "I’m about done with all these people everywhere."
Flickr/kmo139
Summer does mean some of our favorite natural places are overcrowded.
9. "I no longer remember why I planted this garden."
Flickr/Patrick Q
Gardens are lovely. They’re fantastic ways to take a little pressure off the food budget, but let’s face it . . . they’re also a lot of work, and any kind of work is hot in the Arkansas summer.
10. "Oh, okay, now I remember why I planted this garden."
Flickr/JK B
It was either the tomatoes or the fresh okra, I bet. It only takes one meal to remember why your garden happened.
11. "Looks like BLTs for dinner tonight."
Flickr/James
This most frequently occurs when it’s too hot to cook much and those perfect Arkansas tomatoes are ready.
12. "What do you mean summer is almost over?"
Flickr/Dave Thomas
This one is particularly devastating after you realize there are still bodies of water you haven’t swam in.

For things every Arkansan has done at least once, click here. To find a list of moments we’ve all endured, read this article.

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