The Small Things Of Summer

Oregano - aromatic when warm, whether by the sun on a hot day or by stringy mozzarella on a hot pizze
Oregano – aromatic when warm, whether by the sun on a hot day or by stringy mozzarella on a hot pizza

I can always tell when my young daughter has been playing in the Oregano bush in our garden.  She makes stories with her small collection of toy reptiles and insects amongst the leaves and when she comes back into the house, the fresh, green fragrance that is Oregano wafts in with her.  I found the first flower earlier this week which always makes me think back to when I was pregnant with her, my summer baby.

Courgette flowers
Summer squash or yellow courgettes – no matter what you call them, big, beautiful flowers and food on the same plant? It’s all win!

Someone once asked me why my favourite colour is yellow “because it’s the colour of sunshine, butter and cheese” I replied.  My summer squash is busy growing big, yellow squashes of loveliness but in the meantime it supplies huge, gorgeous, all to quickly gone flowers every morning.

 

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The Great Thing About…

Summer sky

…cycling is that not only am I strengthening my body but I’m also saving fuel money and giving myself time to think.  The riverpath changes all the time and there’s always something new to hear or see.

White woodland flowers

The smell of the woodland flowers under the beeches, the sun sparkling off the trickling water, the hope that I’ll catch a glimpse of a Grebe or the Heron.

Clematis

And the great thing about my big, purple clematis is that it…

Petunias dappled in sunshine

…dapples the petunias

The great thing about summer is that it happens around this time every year.

I’m a bit in love with summer.  Can you tell?

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