Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Friday, July 25, 2025

My garden

July 25, 2025

 


Another beautiful morning in my backyard! I love it! When I step out into my backyard, it feels like entering a sanctuary carved from sunlight and shade. The towering trees stretch their arms wide above me, their leaves whispering secrets to the breeze. Strings of lights wind around their trunks, ready to transform the space into a soft, glowing haven when evening falls.

The hammock hangs between the sturdy trees, gently swaying like it’s inviting me to pause and drift for a while. Beneath it, the patio table waits for long conversations, cups of tea, or moments of quiet reflection. Around me, the garden flourishes—lush, alive, and wild in the most beautiful way. The red shed stands at the back, a bold, cheerful punctuation mark among the greens.

I love the little details that make the yard mine: the playful gnomes, the bird feeders shaped like tiny mushrooms, and the unexpected sparks of color from my flowers and plants. Ferns and monstera leaves fan out near the porch, mingling with the bright faces of orange daylilies and the gentle sway of wild greenery. It feels like a blend of order and wilderness, a space where I can both create and simply exist.

This backyard is my favorite kind of magic—simple, grounding, and quietly alive with the hum of summer. It’s where I find myself breathing deeper and feeling grateful, even for the smallest of things.


Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Joel's finally gone off the deep-end

August 17, 2011


J
oel went off the 300ft high (or so it seemed to me) diving board at the rivi . He and friend Sarah (daughter of David Christoff) wandered out of my sight. I found him scaling the ladder of the tallest diving board at the pool. Sarah dove gracefully, the it was Joel's turn. Joel walked to the end of the diving board and froze. Then he freaked out. The life guard told him to turn around and go back which alarmed him more. IN the end, What made him finally jump was a wasp who came to see what all the noise about. The kids watching clapped.
Then I told Joel I would get him an ice cream and.... the Rivi had run out of ice cream!