loving summer

oh it's just been so lovely... sleeping in, friends visiting for a month at a time, breakfast on the patio, colorful flowers spilling out of planters, fruit ripening before our very eyes, the lake so blue, roads winding through rich green growth and warmth.


so much warmth
and light!
long, lazy, beautiful summer days.

and the doggies just adding so much fun to every day!
oh the delight of those eager morning greetings,
the moose ready to play catch the moment he steps outside
and his little lady leaping like a calf from her stall.

this day so full of summer goodness.
time at the lake with my boy and my mom,
the doggies and one very sweet friend.

a picnic and laughter
swimming dogs chasing sticks.

great big trees
shading us from the bright yellow sun.

supper on a restaurant patio
with all of my kids (i love how God
adds arrows to my little quiver
so it doesn't feel quite so skinny)
good food
more laughter
the pleasure runs deep.

a thankyou kiss from the boy,
now a man who graces us with his time-
home from camp for such a little while.

the girl so tired from a day of work.
so grown up, so beautiful,
adjusting to adulthood.

my cup runneth over.