Flying Summer

The long-awaited Summer is rushing past like a brief hot wind from the South. We can't hold on to it; we can only make the most of it while it lasts.

For me, this means cycling: rolling along rural Wisconsin roads, watching trees and flowers, clouds and fields, animals and birds. It means carrying a camera in my jersey pocket, and stopping often to capture bits of this season that passes all too quickly.

Here are some of the things I love about Summer....

Coneflowers tanning their noses:

Woodland Sunflower and Flowering Spurge like small bright stars in the shade of the woods:

Passing a favourite barn:

The tiny white perfection of Whorled Milkweed:

Woolly buds and fuzzy flowers of Mullein:

Rust-topped silos and green-growing corn:

Waves of Queen Anne's Lace and Spotted Knapweed, spangled with dancing butterflies:

Butterfly's-eye view

An old barn full of shadows, and spotted calves feeding in the sun:

Heliopsis holding its golden cups to the sky:

And small pink clouds at the end of an evening ride.

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How do you make the most of Summer?

(One way might be to enter the Vintage Crochet Giveaway and the Apron Strings for MS Give-Back-Away. Click here or on the buttons at the top of the sidebar for more info.)

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