I am pretty certain that the credit goes to Henry James for this quote - "Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." I have nothing to add but my total agreement!
We got home from Minnesota on Wednesday after enjoying Alicia Ruth and Matt's lovely wedding, theirs being a match truly made in heaven. Also very nice was the day we spent with Steve's folks before driving back here. We are quite blessed with so many wonderful relatives to spend time with.
Since coming home I have been busy with putting things back in order inside and then of course working with all of my plants and flowers outside. I have to say that I love messing around in the earth, tending everything and just plain soaking in the sights!! The trees are lush and colorful right now, all shades of greens, reds, and even blue hues. Flowers, shrubs, vegetables and the like are spectacular. The birds are singing as sweetly as can be and it's so much fun right now to watch the house wrens who have a nest in the little pottery house that Jan Renfro gave me years ago. The hummingbirds are drinking nectar as fast as I can fill their feeder and the goldfinches can't be any more brilliantly yellow than they are right now.
I am so thankful for these simple pleasures which serve to remind me of summers past when I was a little girl ~ I don't think there has been a time when I didn't enjoy the wonders of summer!
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