Romeo 4th

After getting up early and taking a long walk on the Park trails; where we encountered a doe white-tailed deer and her twin newly born fawns--amazing they were in their brilliant white-spotted coats with white stripes down their necks--we returned home and had only one task.  Nap time!

My Summer Room

Saturday is always cleaning day! So after the bathroom and kitchen were well sanitized and tidied up, I turn my attention to the most important room of the summer--the deck!

Romeo: Deck Lover!

National Arboretum in August: Meadows of Wildflowers

Green August

From our walk in the park today.  A green moment taken to a new place...

Steam Heat--August In D.C.

It's HOT. Romeo and I went outside and I harvested a couple dozen mosquito larvae to feed my tropical fish and then thought, "whew, hot!" I gave Romeo a look and returned it in kind--that wonderful wordless place that only lucky couples arrive at in the human realm, but animals can seem to find with greater ease. No words passed between us, we both headed for the door!

Now, inside and we are cool. We're listening to that iconic Jazz quartet rendition of "Exodus" led by Grant Green from the 1970's on KPLU Seattle. I'm happy to spend the day exploring ideas and Romeo? Well, he is also fast at exploring "ideas" in his own inimitable manner. Sweet the dreams of my fair prince!

Happy Buddha's Garden

 Scenes from my Circle Garden in the back yard and the Asiatic Lilies in particular.

Jewelweed

My favorite indigenous summer wildflower.

June 30 In The Park

Signs of Summer.

 Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis

Salmonberries, Rubus spectabilis

My Wild Gardens: Close-Up

Jerusalem Artichokes In The Park

Golly, I love these beautiful flowers.  They have grown on the flood plains along the trail for years and always seem to be the final "Hallelujah" of summer.

Stop And Smell....

...the Desmodium glabellum.

Summer on the Trail

In the Park with Romeo, our daily exploration.

Another Walk At The National Arboretum