Morning Light

August 3, 2016 (216/366)

"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day." - Henry David Thoreau

Nearly every morning this summer, Piper and I have taken a long stroll through the woods and gardens in our yard. Most days, we immediately notice the need for more digging, weeding, and planting; so we abandon our walk and get right to work. Other days, like this morning, we revel in the dampness of grass, the cool breeze, the fragrance of roses and phlox, and the sunlight dancing on the leaves.

Summer is winding down and soon I'll be back in school. I think it's mornings like this that I'll miss the most.

Play Ball!

August 2, 2016 (215/366) "Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."

Chase and the Germantown Diamond Club ball players had the awesome opportunity to play a game at Helfaer Field in the shadow of Miller Park this afternoon.

“And batting 8th for the Warhawks, #1 - Chase Larson!"

"... and the home of the brave!"

"1, 2, 3 - Go Hawks!"

Let's do this!

Chase in the dugout

"Now batting for the Warhawks, #1 - Chase Larson! Light it up!"

Rounding second...

Chase scores a run!

Warming up in the bullpen

"Now pitching for the Warhawks, #1 - Chase Larson!"

The wind-up and the pitch...

Strike!

The Team

Proud Parents

Proud Auntie :)

Roses

August 1, 2016 (214/366)

« C'est le temps que tu a perdu pour ta rose qui fait ta rose si importante. » - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

This rose is a knock-out and I really considered planting it in my garden. I also have Sea Foam shrub roses. Instead, I decided to attempt real roses for the first time, specifically a Sugar Moon hybrid tea rose. Of course, it made it easier to accept the challenge when the roses were 50% off. Stay tuned for pictures...I hope! "It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”

July in Pictures

"Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds." -  Regina Brett

The best part...

July 31, 2016 (213/366)

"Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education." - Luther Burbank