The 1st Day of Summer

Kinda hot today, but what the hell? It’s SUMMER!!!

: )

I had intentions of rambling tonight, but then I had computer fuck-ups and various slowdowns and now, here I sit, mildly annoyed and in not quite the same frame of mind as before (a very good frame, I might add; matter o’ fact, it’s still quite good ... I’m just not as wide-awake as I was earlier, and now I’m thinking more about sleeping than I am about writing!)

*shrug*

Found some chicory today, right here in town.

And I have no idea what these are, but they caught my attention as I drove around the lake.

(They remind me of this glass bobbing bird thingie Grandma Ginny used to have; she’d set it next to a cup of water, and the bird would keep bobbing its head, as if it were drinking the water.)

: )

I’ve been noticing these black-eyed susans for quite some time now, but I’ve been resisting the urge to photograph them. Why? I’m not sure. I mean, maybe it’s my nature to notice vibrancy and colors and even the uniqueness of everything but to keep on going, wandering cluelessly onward, not even knowing what I’m looking for, when there’s so much beauty right in front of me.

(I do this with people, too, sometimes ... but I’m learning.)

And then I saw deer. Everywhere, it seemed. And I discovered that some deer actually like having their pictures taken (at least this one did).

And some of them will give you a few seconds, and then that’s it.

Some of ’em never slow down.

I missed a pretty cool sunset by a couple of seconds. Hopefully, though, there’s another one tomorrow.

: )