Picnic

In case you haven't heard, I landed myself a job!  It's only supposed to be part-time, but for the past few weeks it's been pretty much full-time.  And it's making me really, really, miss great summer days like this one here.  I hope you all are continuing to have a wonderful summer!

Luomisvirtaus

I'm just stopping by to let you know I haven't forgotten. I'm experiencing the dilemma of summer: there would be plenty of lovely things to post about, but they are so lovely that they are sweeping me off my feet and far, far away from the computer. I love the internet, but I find that it's good for me to take a break once a year. This year that break seems to be coming very naturally. I've reached a creative state of flow that is preoccupying me enough to keep me from missing the online world. However, maybe the fruit of that flow will reach the online world in the near future! I hope all of you who have been following are also enjoying your summer so much that you will barely notice if disappear for just a little while longer. I will be back soon, at the latest when the sun stops shining on these walls after 9 pm.

Finally ringing in summer...

Happy 4th of July!  The little carnival rolled into town, so we met our parental obligation of spending way too much money on rickety rides and unhealthy snacks.  Check out some of our adventures!

Uutisia takapihalta

 News from the back yard:

- It's looking wild! Everything green has exploded all over the place.

- I'm still waiting for the new greenhouse to be assembled.

- It turns out we will have something to put in there, too! For a long time, despite my best efforts, it looked like the tomatoes, broccoli, and eggplant were not going to make it. I wasn't sure if they were even fighting for their lives anymore, but I still didn't have the heart to throw even the smallest ones into the compost bin. Now suddenly they are all flourishing, though I haven't changed anything!

- My beloved wild twinflower (Linnaea Borealis) is blossoming abundantly. The one who noticed it was my three-year-old daughter. She came to me with a single flower in her hand and informed me with the correct name that vanamo is blossoming! I was so proud!

- Something that looks like a wild raspberry is blossoming for the first time. There are also a few wild strawberry blossoms. Waiting eagerly...

- We moved some rare sinivuokko (Anemone Hepatica) from the border of our yard to a place where we can enjoy it more.

- On many days we don't even move beyond the back yard. Well, maybe to the mailbox. Happy July, everyone!