
Love … it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.
~ Kahlil Gibran

It happens every year. I never know when it will happen, but it does seem to be inevitable.

I am not sure how to define it, how to put it into words. Perhaps it is a type of grace.

It happens when I switch from grumbling to practicing gratitude.

It happens when the weather conspires with the splendor of summer. The promised cool front moved through yesterday, and when I woke up this morning it was an extraordinary 66°F with the gift of a northerly breeze.

It happened today. Summer embraced me, not with the usual sticky heat and biting insects, but with gentleness and beauty, and I returned the hug.

I walked and walked and walked this morning, marveling at the beauty of summer’s gifts to us.

I walked among the wild gifts, not the gardens. In the meadows, and into the woods. Along the creek, the lagoon, and the edge of the marshes.

When I walked out the back door I heard the chatter and whistling of Bald Eagles, and one flew so close that I could hear the whoosh of its wings and feel the displaced air in the form of a slight breeze in my hair. Seeing the eagle that close brought on a kind of frisson that lifted the hair on the back of my neck.

Cool summer mornings are a serendipitous dispensation from Mother Nature. A reward for the days of high heat, sweltering humidity, and scorching sunlight, and a liberation from the air conditioned indoors.

There is so much more to show you, but I want to go back out and continue to enjoy the wonder of this July day when summer is showing her softer, milder side. Thank you so much for visiting, and I’ll probably see you again either at your place or this weekend for coffee.

Be good, be kind, be loving. Just Be. 🙂

Today’s joys: Summer mercies; cool breezes from the north; a long, slow walk exploring the wildflowers, the wildlife, and the wildness of summer; reflections, ripples, and sparkles on the water; lunch with M.

DEElightful temperatures – glad you got a reprieve. I just love it when Canada sends us her breezes! 🙂 Lovely shots all – I particularly love the simple beauty of ‘Hold dear.’
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Thank you, Eliza. 🙂 Isn’t it nice of our northern neighbors to send us some cool weather once in a while? Maybe not in winter, but I sure appreciate it during the summer months.
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Likewise! I agree, not so thrilling in January! 😉
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Brushed or blessed by an eagle. What a gift.
Gibran always seems like summer
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That’s a good point, PhilosopherMouse. He does. 🙂
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Amazing how things can change from one day to the next!
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It sure is, Corina. 🙂
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This almost feels like a Wordless Wednesday post, meaning you have written all of the words, about the feelings you have felt and the sights that you have seen, and they are all so beautiful and calm….how dare we interrupt the magical flow with words? Enjoy the next part of your walk, Robin. ❤
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Thank you so much, Joanne. 🙂
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Excellent catches by your eyes on this journey. Love the arcs the most … interesting satellite dishes.
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Thank you, Frank. 🙂 Satellite dishes…hehehe.
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Collaboration on the way!
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A beautiful walk in cooling breezes. Hope tomorrow is just as delightful.
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Thank you, Colline. 🙂
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So glad you got summer’s gifts today and reflected them back to us!
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Thank you, Lisa. 🙂
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So happy for you to be experiencing the kindness of summer these days. We are experiencing similar weather here and I can’t bare to be indoors for very long periods of time. Your words and your photos are lovely.
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Thank you, Karma. 🙂 The heat has returned, but at least we caught a little break.
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Ah yes, my favorite kind of summer day, low humidity and gentle breezes… I love the butterfly you captured in “Reverence” and the close encounter with the bald eagle must have been a thrill! I love it when we can turn off the air conditioners by day and sleep with the windows open…
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Me too, Barbara! It’s so nice to have fresh air blow through the house for a change.
Thank you. 🙂
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Sighing…in the glory of what these words sprang from.
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Thank you so much, CM. ❤
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I’m happy you’re getting the pleasant days of summer.
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Thank you, Carol. 🙂
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Simply gorgeous photographs. Love that you’re loving summer with the oppressive heat gone.
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Thank you, Gunta. 🙂 It wasn’t gone, just postponed. But it was nice to have a few days of freedom in the great outdoors.
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I arrived back in Virginia for this cool respite from the summer heat, Robin, and believe me, it was a welcome surprise after the sweltering and humid heat of Nanning. I don’t know how long it will last, but it is lovely while it does! I love your photos and the way you describe your embrace of summer. 🙂
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Thank you, Cathy. 🙂
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