yard | Change Is Hard

Wordless Wednesday – around our house.

The wildflower seed my husband planted this spring has produced hundreds of plants, all about knee high now, and just beginning to bloom.

They will continue to grow taller as they bloom from now until the first heavy frost, hopefully months away.

It feels like summer has just begun when you look at these fresh green leaves reaching for the sky.

But walking in the woods this morning, in mid-July, it feels like fall is on the way.

How can both things be possible at the same time?

I guess the same way I wish this summer would be over and I hope it’s never over.

It’s the summer my girl moved on and I wonder if I will feel as close to her once the season changes.

It’s the summer my girl moved on and I want the pain to ease and hope it does once the season changes.

Meanwhile, summer marches on, one day at a time, slipping away while I watch.

Just like she did.

I sat on the deck the other day, watching the comings and goings. I was thinking about my girl, of course, but also just enjoying a beautiful day.

Here’s one of the many tales from my backyard.

The squirrels have taken over. Katie would be incensed.

They do provide entertainment though.

And distraction. They all take flying leaps over to a hanging birdfeeder, then eat until they are full.

Or until one of us goes out and chases them off.

But they come right back. So mostly we just sit and watch the antics.

And then this guy showed up. I thought he was a female, one of the mama deer who are hanging around with their babies.

But I guess he’s not a her.

Sure is beautiful though.