August Time and Tea

Yesterday was a perfect August Day ....

iced tea and mint in the backyard

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under the sunbrella

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in the company of hopeful tomatoes

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and a sleepy maple tree

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and a rose no longer bashful

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and abandoned toys

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and forsaken webs

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and glorious coneflowers.

I think the loveliest thing about an August afternoon is the lack of urgency.

Summer is no longer a thing to hoard and jealously guard for fear of missing something.

It is here in fulness and a tired sort of humming energy that says, "sit a spell."

Today, however, it rains ....

Thank you for joining me for tea on tuesday ....

please also drop in on:

Magpie's Nest

and

Ooglebloops

for a lovely "sit a spell" time.

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Thank you Nancy for the MeMe award. Does that mean "me me?"

or does it mean:

meme (pronounced /'mi:m/ , rhyming with "cream") is a postulated unit or element of cultural ideas, symbols or practices, and is transmitted from one mind to another through speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena. (wikipedia)

The rules require that I give 7 facts about myself and give the award 7 times .... here goes :)

1. I actually like coffee more than tea if given a choice

2. I'm the same age as Michelle Obama and, like her, also have 2nd and 6th grade girls (a 4th grader too)

3. I'm afraid of flying and cope with it by touching the outside of the plane before boarding (it helps calm me somehow)

4. I love a good nap

5. I'd rather have 90 degree weather than 30 degree weather

6. I'm not afraid of spiders - I try to save them if I can

7. I never learned to swim the "Australian Crawl" also known as the "Front Stroke."

And 7 blogs I particularly enjoy ....

spain daily

Magpie's Nest

a moon, worn as if it had been a shell

Lost River Alpacas

Artfully Ooglebloop's

Red or Gray

Plant M Files

for a complete list, see my sidebar .....