we had friends over for dinner the other night.
it was so nice to be able to sit outside.
we had greens & beans tacos with tomatillo salsa and jalapeno-cheddar cornbread. for dessert, silje made a fantastic blackberry-peach pie.
i picked the flowers down the street from our home at the entrance to the greenway. they are still going strong on my dining table. i have loved finding flowers this year throughout the "common" places of the city. sweet peas growing uptown were my best find by far.

today we have spent time in the yard tidying up the messes we have made over the past few weeks.
i especially focused on the flower bed where all sorts of unwanted green things were popping up.
i am happy to report i have a handful of tomatoes growing. there is one pepper growing steadily and i think another one is on his way. the kale is still growing despite the heat.

i am beginning to really savor the seasons and to learn to live my life by them.
winter was good this year with its snow and cold, cold temperatures.
spring was faithful once again with its rebirth.
now summer has arrived and the harvest is growing.

today is heavy with summer.
cicadas in the trees. a thunderstorm rolling up. heat weighing you down.
there is something slightly exciting about this time of year.
i think it is the lingering feeling from childhood of school being out and the whole summer being before you.