happy summer!

it's too hot to play outside!

i'm doin a

rain

dance

 here.

what are you up too?

♥

erin

p.s.i am joining debra for inspiration friday

at common ground.

you MUST visit her today,

 as she is showcasing elizabeth maxson's funkylicious home!  love it.

fox

 i woke up early saturday mornin....

coffee and camera in hand....

headed out to the back porch...

my favorite place to be,

 before the heat of the day sets in....

 joyfully snapping away,

 at the queen annes lace,

 plucked from the side of the road yesterday.

 it had rained the night before..

 and i started to notice...

 the sparkly drippy drips...

hanging from the chairs.

 a photo-op,

 of the sparkly kind....

as i focused on the drips...

 something caught my eye...

in the back...

by the old veggie garden...

i was not the only early riser this morn.

 FOX.

see him there.

 i had seen him around for years...

but never in my yard.

(funny how we say "MY yard"...as if it is really OURS.)

 i knew he must be after our family of rabbits...

Peter, his wifey,

or worse their 3 baby's...

or

 our family of chip monks...

or

 our birds.

(funny how we say "our"....as if they truly are OURS.)

i quickly shooed him away, with camera in hand, snapping his departure...

 several birds dove and squawked at him  as he cockily ran...

he was too close for comfort

for

 us

 all.

 and made us feel

wildly awake

and 

vulnerable.

which

we

 are.

♥

erin

light through the larkspur

 the late afternoon sun,

 casts such a beautiful light,

through the luminous flowers,

 nestled around this old bench,

 at the back of my property.

 peter,

and his wifey,

frolicking

 in the light.

i am.

in.

the.

light.

♥

erin

endless summer hydrangea in memoriam

fallen soldiers

fathers

mothers

sons

daughters

husbands

wives

grandparents

neighbors

and

friends

loved ones who give the ultimate sacrifice

in order for us to live free

we remember

today

and every day