summer makes my heart go flutter and takes my senses on a wild spirit ride
excitement! when my son discovered the first wild, red raspberries of July today, just at the edge of the woods
a little sugar on top mixes perfectly with the tarty, woodsy flavors
nap time in summery cool white sheets, waking dreamy, slowly stretching, reading picture books with the children
when the late afternoon sleepy feeling takes me, it is time for strong espresso which i make in my italian moka pot.
today i dug in the garden. it's escape into a peaceful world where my mind is quieted and there is only me, the flowers, soil, and sun soaking.
ornamental lavender allium smells like delicious onions browning in a pan with a pat of butter
a tender mallow bud just about ready to open its delicate petals; possibility
simple, earthy snacks; pub food with a French flare
sharing a good tune with you -- he makes me want to grab my guitar
what do you enjoy about summer?
32 comments:
what don't I love about summer ?
nothing :)
Summer is just delicious! As are your photographs - as always!
xox
your posts are one of the most enjoyable parts of, well, every season!
you have such an incredible way of highlighting the detail that so many would walk right by, photographing to look more like magic than ordinary. I just love your work!
My goodness Susan, these images are breathtaking, they are bursting with flavor and Summery goodness!
What a delicious, sensory post Susan - wow!! And I am SO there with you at that pub, yum! :>
Swimming through your beautiful post...those poppy pods are so sculptural aren't they...
WOW. Your pictures are so crisp, they are popping right off the screen! Amazing. My summer favorites? The "sounds of summer"...listening to the toads and crickets at night, lightening bugs, icecream, trips to the beach, long walks in the evening...
Susan what great summer pics. and words. It is a cold and wet winter's day here in Australia. Your post makes me want winter to be gone
Alison
such wonderful pictures ... you just transport me to a different place all the time :) magical and fantasy-like :)
The splendors of summer...your post makes a grand showcase of them, Susan! I love the longer evenings, sitting outside with a cool drink & lingering longer over meals, picking berries & baking with them, picnics at the beach, indulging in far more ice cream than my hips say I should ;o), walking barefoot in the grass, working in the garden, roses-roses-and more roses...Oh, I just love everything about this season! :o) Continue to savor...Happy Days...
Your visions of summer's beauty.. oh my!! Loved this. I'll have to borrow your concept and create a post like this of my own.
But for now, I'll share that I'm loving the sunshine, the sand, the water, (lake, ocean, or a little stream), wildflowers, watermelon, and a good dinner on the grill.
I love everything about summer - when, unlike this year we're actually having summer....
Those are beautiful photos. I love summer and being outdoors. All the pretty wildflowers growing along the roadsides and ditches just waiting to be photographed. Yummy home grown food growing in the garden and so much more.
story teller with a camera ~ the hear beat of your day so sweetly seen.
summer for elk...swim...fruit cut on a plate...fan blowing...birdbath filling....convertible driving...
Your summer is so beautiful, Susan !
Big hugs !
Every time I visit your blog and look at your photographs, it just takes me to a place that is soooo peaceful and calm. Your photography is just brilliant!
Oh yes, summer . . . I promise I will not let it pass me by . . .
So beautiful this is.
I just made a raspberry salad a few nights ago.
Summer fruits. Bliss
xo
yummy images! absolutely spellbinding.
summer:
lavender blooming,
the smell of summer rain on hot sidewalk,
minimal clothing,
a limey margarita at the end of a hot, hot day,
cool grass on hot feet,
spraying myself down with the hose,
the light at this time of day: 6:49 p.m.,
fresh strawberries from the garden,
the spurt of growth in the mint and cantaloupe,
being home.
xoxoxo
oooh how i wish i lived next to you and your beautiful life... sighhhhh... so much beauty and so much in common.
happy summer days dear one.
xoxoxo
You certainly define a very delicious summer on your post. And the berries look so yummy! Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures.
There’s nothing more relaxing than this. Thanks for brightening up my summer days with your post. Have a wonderful summer.
What a peaceful and breathtaking place you have here. I arrived via my friend Karen Cole from Artsortments and I will definitely return to experience your art and the feelings it invokes.
Hope you don't mind if i create a link to your site on my blog.
May you continue to be inspired!
Hi Susan,
I am so looking forward to your workshop. I have placed the sign up on my calendar so I don't forget.
I so enjoy your art. I can't wait to learn a little something from you.
My favorite summer things are my childhood memories and all of the summer produce.
Tammy
such beauty! oh i love the
bed ~ i love coffee in a beautiful
light dappled bed:)
I love that top flower image. Very cool.
Your photographs are absolutely stunning!!! I learned about your upcoming photo manipulation class from Something Sublime and I am definitely going to sign up. I love the way you enhance them!!! Very very pretty and very very unique.
Marcy
queenmarcy@bellsouth.net
www.queenmarcyoriginals.typepad.com
Your summer makes my summer happy!
Karen just called and told me the good news about today!!! ;-)
So happy~
xox
Constance
I like the nights...after the day cools down and a little breeze blows through.
Your photos of summer really glisten. That first one is awesome! So abstract and interesting.
These are lovely! Its pouring with rain here in the UK and feels like summer is on it's way out already! Hope it's not!
I will be listening to your interview with the fabulous Alison Lee of Craftcast tomorrow morning. Wow! I hope I can take pictures like you someday. They are stunning.
Your summer sheets image has me contemplating heading back to bed for a nap. One of my summer pleasures is staying up late with the girls (3 nieces and my daughter)to lay outside on the trampoline and stargaze.
Oh my gosh, your photos have created a perfect Goldilocks weekend. Those berries look so lush! And that unmade bed so comfy. And that breakfast so yummy!
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