Monday, July 21, 2014

In The Good Old Summertime

We had a quiet weekend here and it was nice. Better than nice. It's Monday and I feel rested, grateful, and content. I enjoy going and doing and seeing and people. I also know I need solitude, nature, stillness and slow added to the mix every now and then.


We didn't do much of anything to write home about. Hubs ran, I gardened, he washed the cars, I dusted, he grilled, I read a book. We napped, watched movies, and took the little red car for a spin.


We sat in the backyard and watched hummingbirds hum and a team of chipmunks give chase. They dart in and out and over the boulders like small children in a game of tag.


Where's Waldo?


We concentrated on the cacophony of sounds coming from the woods. The catbird has returned and she's noisy. You'd swear there was a cat caught in the shrubbery instead of a bird who sounds like one. The woodpecker has a lot to say too, as do any number of unidentifiable birds and creatures. The leaves are thick on the trees just now, but we imagine all the life that lurks there, in the backyard woods.

We laughed at our bird dog who didn't so much as bat an eye when our magnificent hawk buzzed the patio. Literally, about two feet above her head. If she'd lifted a paw, she could have grabbed it. She did not. The lazy days of summer my friends.


The hawk used to sit at the very tippy top of one of our tallest trees, but lately has taken to perching herself on the peak of our roof. From there she surveys her domain and we sit completely still so as not to disturb her reverie.

And then there was the sky.


That glorious summertime blue sprinkled with cotton ball clouds that make you feel like anything is possible.


"In summer, the song sings itself." William Carlos Williams

16 comments:

  1. it's wonderful to stop and smell the roses…

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  2. Sounds like a wonderful weekend!

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  3. Oh, so glad you had a nice quiet weekend. If anyone deserves one, you certainly do. It's fun to be busy but you have a lot coming down the pike and glad you had time for a little R & R. Blessings for this week!

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  4. I love chipmunks! Mom lives in Montana and has tons of them living in her woodpile. They are so cute!
    I love that you have a hawk that has selected your home as their territory. Very serene patio- love it!

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  5. Great pic of the hummingbird! Nice pace of change.

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  6. Wonderful photos and prose! You have a lovely view, indeed!

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  7. Everybody needs weekends like that every now & again!

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  8. Sounds like a very relaxing and enjoyable weekend to me! :)

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  9. Sounds like a nice relaxing weekend. Enjoying your own yard and the sights and sounds of nature is so wonderful.

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  10. Sounds like my kind of weekend. Glad you could sit.relax.enjoy. :)

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  11. I feel relaxed just reading about your weekend! Those kind of days are good for the soul.
    Honey is enamored of the hummingbirds too, they seem to eat when we eat, perfect timing!

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  12. Quiet weekends, at home, are often the best kind :) Sometimes it's necessary to rest, relax, and renew... See ya' tomorrow for the Hodgepodge!

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  13. Sounds like a perfect weekend to me. Life can get so busy ... it's nice to take a little time to relax and recharge.

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  14. Sounds like it was perfect! Love the sky.....

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  15. Sounds like the perfect weekend!

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