plant a tree

July Inspiration Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Paula Kesserling: in the pines paper14
Little Butterfly Wings: hopesNdreams, leather cord
Amy Wolff: through the storm, tape
SI MirrorMirror: chevron paint

reflection

July Photography Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Rachel Jeffries: pastures green
Sabrina's Creations: summer picnic, solid paper02
Soco: iNSD2020 template
Katie Pertiet: spill frame
ldavi: hoppin'lilypad elements

for today

for today...

outside my window... 89F/sunny @ 6:30pm

i am thinking... the coronavirus outbreaks are overwhelming

Wear A Mask!

i am thankful for... the doe and her fawns that visit me daily

i am wearing... black pedal pushers, white T, Birkenstock sandals

i am going... to town for groceries & birdseed

i am currently reading... 

"Friends and Strangers,"  by Courtney Sullivan

i am hoping... to stay as cool as possible during a weekend of 90F/humid weather

on my mind... gas @ $2.45/gallon, milk @ $1.99/half gallon, butter @ $2.99/lb

pondering these words...

"The serene philosophy of the pink rose is steadying.

It's fragrant, delicate petals open fully and are ready to fall,

without regret or disillusion, after only a day in the sun.

It is so every summer.

One can almost hear their pink, fragrant murmur

as they settle down upon the grass:

"Summer, summer, it will always be summer.'"

~ Rachel Peden ~

from the kitchen... 

4th of July menu:

shrimp pasta salad

Snappy Grillers

BBQ ribs

baked beans

lemon custard/fruit salad

around the house...  roses & daisies

one of my favorite things...  Seven Sisters Roses

i'm creating... the July Challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... laundry on the clothesline, weeding the flowerbeds

from my lens:

* fawns in the pasture, "Where's Mom?" *

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page,

and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.