The Arrival of Summer

A note of thanks to everyone's kind words and helpful insights regarding my unfortunate hive loss... There is such kindness in the world...

There is a magical thing occurring. Warmth, long lingering light, everything alive and growing.

Summer in the Flathead.

I have spent so much time outdoors that I find it difficult to sit at this computer. But the beauty of the evening enticed me into, at the very least, viewing my photos. So now here I sit and remember and wait with growing anticipation for the coming morning...

The kitchen window - first the white serviceberry blooms, then the white chokecherry blooms, now the white mock orange blooms... the beautiful white succession.

Baby Kajsa enjoying summer in the yard

A summer evening panorama

The garden... so many salads, so much broccoli, so many spinach and turnip greens frozen away for the winter... now turnips, cabbage and even a beet!




He sits there, on one of his two main perches, framed by the heavy firs and mock orange and glacial blue river... I realize I love it here... I have the vast blessing to live here.

I am content.