Even on the hottest days — and the last few have been climbing in that direction — my little shady garden office offers respite, a place to read, write, and reflect...
And nap!
Blackberries Soon
Nearly there!
Maybe as early as tomorrow (and I will probably find at least one or two that are ready this afternoon), and certainly by Tuesday . . . Blackberries!
Just in time for the Fourth!
And judging by how productive the plants are this year, plenty of berries for the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh, too.
I'm not the only one interested in blackberries
As this little guy proved — or tried to — when I was clearing one of the blackberry patches.
Not so little, actually — 27 inches of copperhead wanting nothing more than to be a copperhead.
But this one was doing its copperhead thing too close to the house, and so it is now a former copperhead.
Some Snow Don't Want To Go
Even 68 degrees today hadn't managed to persuade these stragglers to complete their melt:
By tomorrow, this last bit should be just a memory.
But a pleasant one — I enjoyed this snow.
A lot.
Just Enough
The snow that finally began arriving early in the afternoon was heavy, wet, gorgeous, and brief.
A lovely coating for a good stay-by-the-fire afternoon interrupted by one brief walk.
Just enough.