Summer Scenes 2023

"To see the summer sky is poetry, though never in a book it lie — true poems flee." – Emily Dickinson

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Sunshine, blossoms, and bumblebees — Click here for summer in my garden.

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Sailing and socializing at NLYC — Click here for more sailing pictures.

A visit with dear friends in the Northwoods (Presque Isle, Wisconsin)

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Up in Michigan: Waterfalls, driftwood, suspension bridges and crystal-clear water.

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Searching for agates and heart-shaped rock on the shores of Lake Superior.

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I spy Snoopy. #cloudgazing

“Up Home” in Sturgeon Bay • Summer in Door County

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My Summer in 3 Words: Beagle, Books, Boats — Click here to see what I’ve been reading.

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And so the sun sets on the summer of 2023 — at least for this educator. And before you share the popular “Summer isn’t over until September 22, so sit your pumpkin spiced ass down! I’m not finished with my margarita yet!” meme with me, know that #1 — I am aware of the calendar. It just feel different for students and educators. Summer continues, but the vibe is different; #2 — I hate pumpkin spice; and #3 — This Jimmy Buffett fan enjoys margaritas all year long. Cheers!

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Summer in My Garden

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” Audrey Hepburn

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Lime Light and Annabelle hydrangeas, daisies, sea foam roses, catmint, white bleeding hearts, butterflies, the occasional toadstool, phlox, acorns, vinca, chickadees, Chardonnay pearls, Siberian iris, tree frogs, and anemone — a lovely bouquet of green and white.

Stone Bank Sunflowers

“A sunflower field is like a sky with a thousand suns.” ― Corina Abdulahm-Negura

Summer 2019 Bucket List

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” - John Lubbock

The first day of “summer vacation” seems to be the perfect time to make a summer bucket list…even if it is only 58ºF. My biggest goal is to stay away from school for a few weeks, and here’s what I hope to do:

Carried over from my Spring Bucket List:

• Restore Eric’s Grandpa’s glider and swing on it with my morning coffee (Too many projects and strange weather this summer. We’ll get to it next year!)

• Sip rosé on the deck (as soon as it gets warm enough) (✓)

• Enjoy the first bonfire of the season (✓)

• Organize closets, cabinets, and drawers (✓)

New for summer:

• Read a lot (✓)

• Tend my garden (✓)

• Take long walks with Piper (✓)

• Spruce up our deck (✓)

• Dine al fresco (✓)

• Eat local strawberries in June, Door County cherries in July, and sweet corn on the cob in August (✓)

• See a movie (Yesterday) and go to a concert (Jimmy Buffet) (✓ In fact, we saw 5 movies, went to 2 concerts and a musical!)

• Visit the Nares exhibit and the new Paris posters at the Milwaukee Art Museum (✓)

• Get out on the water (How is it possible that I wasn’t on the water at all this summer?)

• Watch fireworks (and comfort Piper) (✓)

• Take a road trip (✓)

• Take lots of photographs (✓)

• Redecorate Piper’s room (aka our bedroom) (✓)

• See the Perseid meter showers in August (How did this fall off my radar? I guess because we were in Chicago that weekend. Well, next year…)

Results - reviewed on September 22, 2019: 11/14 Not bad!

The sun sets on summer

September 22, 2018 (265/365)

“To say it was a beautiful day would not begin to explain it. It was that day when the end of summer intersects perfectly with the start of fall.” - Ann Patchett

Early Signs...

August 15, 2018 (227/365)

"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring." - George Santayana. This morning, it feels like the seasons are changing..