Quintessence
July 28, 2015, 8:31 pm
Now is the quintessence, the epitome and the apex. Summer is at its fullest, and I intend to luxuriate in every day of it.
Look around wherever you go. Summer is announcing its presence with flamboyance. From our vantage point, tucked between the lake, the fields and the pines, the scene is a feast for all the senses.
My promise to limit my weekly blog to a minute read precludes a complete inventory of high summer symptoms, but here is a start:
- The Purple Martins are swooping, chirping and feeding their babies from dawn to dusk.
- Ice cream has never tasted better.
- All the cats have extended their afternoon naps, and Taj sleeps on the cool marble table.
- The day lilies are a riot of orange and yellow blossoms.
- Farmer Dennis’ glossy green corn field across the road grows visibly taller each day.
- Monarchs are omnipresent in the yard, flitting from blossom to blossom.
- The sun is still setting late allowing for long after dinner porch sitting.
The marketers who constantly tell us to buy tons of stuff do not want us to live in the moment. Huge profits can be made if they can train us to buy things in anticipation of future events.
I plan on saying “no” to the current back to school promotions. I’m simply too busy enjoying summer.
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Greetings and welcome...
The Suitcase Lady Blog is now in its fourteenth year. I am obviously a believer in these words from E. B. White. "We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry." Thank you for reading the writing that I delight in doing.
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July 28th, 2015 on 9:56 PM
Such a beautiful picture! It looks like an illustration for a fantasy book!
July 29th, 2015 on 6:55 AM
Beautiful view!
July 29th, 2015 on 2:10 PM
Today is absolute perfection. It’s all at its peak.