Yesterday was the official first day of summer. The summer solstice and longest daylight of the year. Each year, I'm surprised by how early the first day of summer occurs. Can it really be summer? The weather certainly doesn't feel like it yet. We've only had a few sweltering days here and there, but there was quite a nice, cool breeze in the air yesterday- breezy enough for intensive yard work to feel moderately pleasant!
Though it is just the beginning of the season of summer, I feel that we've long been taking advantage of the outdoors over the past several weeks. We've been doing our best to have our breakfast and dinner outdoors on our days off. The grill has also been used plenty of times. We're making some progress here and there with our grilling techniques. Chris wants to eventually grill mussels, though I this might be a tad beyond our expertise at this point in time.
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| Certainly rain doesn't even stop us from grilling…or gardening, for that matter |
Beyond grilling, we've engaged in quite a bit of gardening. Nothing edible has been produced yet, but it gives me so much pleasure to see our little sproutlings growing stronger and taller by the day. We might be able to eat one single salad from the garden by the end of the season. Here's to hoping!
We had a great time in Maine last weekend at a wedding. Summer is all about small country towns, lawn games, lobster dinners, and dockside sitting.
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| Maine wedding. Party time in a barn! |
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