Thursday, June 24, 2010

Summer Has Come

Finally, the rain has stopped in our corner of the Pacific Northwest and the temperature is warm enough for us to put away our down-filled vests.

This is what summer is supposed to taste like:

These grew in our backyard. Notice the deep red all the way through to the middle.

This is what summer is supposed to look like:

Turns out that the mist from the pressure washer was a huge hit among our neighbors.

5 comments:

Stephanie said...

YES!!!

It took so LONG this year!

Christine said...

Been there with the terribly long and cold spring and rain. Hope the rest of your summer is sunny and beautiful!

Anonymous said...

would you like to package up that salad and ship it to Taiwan? it looks wonderfully delicious. no strawberries in Taiwan, it seems!

and, oh, how I love that second photo. the girl in the foreground is how I picture summer — blurred bodies, with hair streaming. it's just so freeing!

Claudia said...

Oh, that looks how all of childhood should be, doesn't it?

Anonymous said...

My, such a kick ass bike helmet Abe is wearing. Looks smashing!