"Tell me how many beads there are
In a silver chain
Of evening rain,
Unravelled from the tumbling main,
And threading the eye of a yellow star."
~Thomas Lovell Beddoes
The Safari Party was enjoyed by all. The most perfect summer evening. Weather was low 80's with cooling into the later hours. We had a good crowd of family and my son's friends. Many of them complimented me on the setting. I was suprised that twenty year olds would care about decor. But they loved it! Two of girls even came dressed in cute leopard print summer dresses. Unfortunetly I did not get many good photos.
Yesterday beautiful summer rains floated into the valley. Our summer's are dry so to have rain is rare. The rains in California are so gentle they really nourish my soul.
We can sit under the gazebo and listen to the quiet showers. Sip tea under the garden chandelier.
chandie(from Ikea) in the gazebo
Our gardens are drinking in every drop of earth's water. I can only image it to be so much more refreshing than water sprayed from a man made hose. Here are some of our veggies in the dew of the rain...
bell pepper
green beans
zuchini (it is delicious stir fried with sliced almonds and parmesan cheese)
cucumbers
mint
The birds like the new feeder I found at Grocery Outlet for only $2.99.
The Japanese Maple tree and white hydrangea my hubby recently planted are faring well...though the maple was already growing crooked in the pot and he couldn't straighten it out.
but Lily Monet decided she'd had enough of the rain and came in for a nap.
I do hope you are enjoying the simple pleasures of sweet summer days. I know I am.
Sea tidings,
Kerrie
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*images~ first photo-Red Ticking, all others- Sea Cottage.
