We had a really nice Fourth of July. The weather was an absolute gift!! We never got out of the 70s, and the humidity was barely 40 percent most of the afternoon PLUS a constant breeze. There is literally no way to describe just how beautiful it was for the day. We gathered for food and just to be together, slow down a bit, appreciate the day and remind ourselves that we can do so because we are the "land of the free and the home of the brave." I never lose sight of that, and I am so very grateful.
Just a few pictures below of the house and yard decorated for the day (and the apple pie). I'm a bunting girl. Seeing it in our trees and along our porch just makes me happy.
I'm loving the summer months, particularly the time spent with the rescues outside. See Bunny (on the left) with Higgins? Bunny still loves her babies. Bunny created her own clowder when she had her three babies, ha ha. She does get annoyed with them from time to time, but in the end, Bunny still loves them, and they all three adore their mama.
It's flea drop day! That just translates to the cats slithering around after we dose them. They'll act like we've done the worst offense ever to them for a little bit, then they'll suddenly forget that it's flea drop day and things will go back to normal. But the initial administration of the drops is a very big deal. Roll your eyes with me . . . .
It's hard to believe that we are full-on summer now. It's blazing right along (blazing . . . . see what I did there?), isn't it? The Fourth came and went and now we mark time until Labor Day. Back to school shelves are showing up in the stores, and the University where I work is coming back to life as students return for the last summer term class and then roll on into the autumn semester. Soon, the big trees outside my office windows will blaze with color rather than the plush green they are at the moment. You cannot will time to slow down, I know this to be a fact as I've tried on more than one occasion!
In just under three months it will be Crocktober! Last year, I only celebrated Crocktober twice throughout the month. I'm going to try to do a bit better this year, so I'll be looking out some new recipes for that, vegetarian, of course. In the meantime, I hope our tomatoes ripen soon. This is the latest I've ever known them to ripen. Our cooler spring went on and on and on this year, so the tomatoes are sloooooooow to come along because of that. But it's very warm these days, and we've had plenty of sun, so maybe we'll have some soon. My Dukes mayo is waiting patiently for them.
Happy Wednesday to you! If you have storms, may they be gentle. If you have sun, may it be mild. And may we all have the happiest and nicest of breezes during this summer season. Don't forget to hit Sonic soon!!!
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