WHEW!

We’ve been through some damp, dangerously hot days lately – in the high 80s and 90s, and not many cooling winds. We’ve continued working outside in the cool morning shade (mostly shoveling and raking dirt to finish out the driveway project) and this morning we took a tough, sweaty walk on the hills (mostly shady) of Mystic, but the rest of the day we spend in the 78 degree AC coolness inside our comfy home.

Here’s the front yard chalkboard poem for today:

And here are some of CIA’s lovely day lilies, newly bloomed this morning —

And finally, a photo taken around 5:30 this morning, through a window in the sunroom as we sat in silent meditation–