Summer Nectar

  • Bright yellow squash, undeniably visible against their dark green leaves.
  • Roses (that I planted!!) in bloom.
  • Rain.
  • Sunrays–morning ones that both brighten and warm your eyes.
  • Cooking with ghee.
  • Fresh fish cooked alongside vegetables from the garden.
  • Greasy lips and mouth and maybe a little bit on the chin after eating a fatty dinner.
  • Stocking the freezer with garden goodies.
  • Fog on the roads and in the fields.
  • A freshly bathed dog.
  • Hot sun on bare shoulders.
  • Pumpkin bread (bonus if it has chocolate chips).
  • Remembering to drink enough water.
  • Garage sale finds ($20 deep freezer and Shrek themed Operation game–Kinsley calls it “Shrek Doctor”).
  • A star-filled sky (did I mention the milky way is visible from my back yard?).
  • Farmer’s market mornings.
  • The way a campfire dances.
  • The long walk down the driveway, especially on a sunny or foggy or slow morning.
  • Iced matcha with honey.
  • A cute cup (especially with a glass straw).
  • Garage saling.
  • Barefeet.
  • Ripe fruit off the tree.
  • Sharing a meal.
  • Fishing in the kayak.
  • Checkmarks on a to-do list.
  • Bass Lake.

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