June

June

The sun is rich
   And gladly pays
In golden hours,
   Silver days,

And long green weeks
   That never end.
School's out. The time
   Is ours to spend.

There's Little League,
   Hopscotch, the creek,
And after supper,
   Hide and seek.

That live-long light
   Is like a dream,
And freckles come
   Like flies to cream.

  --John Updike

The part...:

"And long green weeks
   That never end.
School's out. The time
   Is ours to spend."

...speaks to me because I still have summers off and I truly appreciate that the time is mine to spend.

As a kid, I loved walking Minnehaha Creek in the summer. I have especially fond memories of walking Willie, the family dog. After supper our version of hide and seek was kick the can.

Peonies

These photos were taken just a little over a week ago and feature the white peonies in our own yard. Deb gave me these a couple years ago and this is the first year they've flowered nicely. Although they've since faded they sure were gorgeous.

Peonies

June is here and the peonies have been lovely. The above are a neighbor's from about a week ago. We had pink peonies at the house on Stevens although I think ours were of a lighter variety.