summer is...

[midnightsjane]

Standing in the afternoon sunshine, surrounded by blackberry bushes, beating back the brambles to find the biggest,sweetest berries this side of heaven. For every two in the bucket there is one for my mouth,a burst of juicy goodness that says summer to me like nothing else. I think it's partly because I have to work for it, the berries protect themselves with sharp little swords, so it's just that much sweeter when I pop one in my mouth.

I had a lovely day. Was out at the farm all by myself this afternoon; Sue and Jack went to the Abbotsford air show; I helped Nicole bring in the horses, she left and all was quiet and peaceful. I planted some lettuce and watered the garden, then decided to see if the blackberries were ripe. An hour and a half later I had a pail full of berries, and a feeling of stillness and tranquility in my heart.

Now that is a fine summer's day.