Golden

While summer is here in all her glory, I can't help but think how fall is just around the corner. I can feel her presence in the coolness of the evening breeze, and I catch glimpses of her in the lengthening shadows cast by the early morning light.

The leaves are beginning to change.

For the very first time we pull beautiful frames of capped honey from the hive. The strawberries are finished, and the tomatoes are beginning to ripen on the vine. The Mr works on the deck we've been planning for so long, and I imagine myself sitting out there in the mornings wrapped in my quilt with only my tea and my knitting for company. I imagine all of us out there spending time together sharing, eating, talking, laughing. 

I am off work again for a couple of weeks vacation time and plan to savour these moments leading up to September in the most leisurely manner possible. I've thrifted some books: Runaway by Alice Munro, and The Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra. I rarely have the time to sink into a good read these days, so this time is to be savoured and treasured.

Oh, by the way, I'm knitting these socks in Tosh Merino yarn... to be ravelled soon. I'm not altogether crazy about sock knitting, but I absolutely love the yarn which happens to be perfect for this pattern. So I make the sacrifice and will get on them in earnest... eventually.

Lazy golden summer days. The best days. I am captivated by it all.

Comments

[zephyr]

Those honey combs are gorgeous!! So is the tomato.
This entire post makes me feel all good inside. :^)

[Anne @GtSlamseysFarm]

The frames of honey look wonderful. I know what you mean about glimpses of the end of summer. I've noticed how when we sit out in the evening that the sun dips down behind the buildings just a little earlier each night. Enjoy your reading.

[ellen kelley]

What could be more golden than that which is honey? I am so happy for you and your bees. What a miracle and a mystery of goodness and beauty. (Darned tasty too.)
Sending cheers for your deck, time alone, moments with loved ones, and a bit of vacation. All so good mixed in with my favorite time of year to come, lovely Autumn. She is the best, at least for me. Enjoy and relish in every minute.

[Annie @ knitsofacto]

I so envy you the bee keeping, and the deck! I misread the first two words here as 'wild summer', and looking at all this abundance that seemed appropriate somehow!

[steph]

what a perfect end to the summer! enjoy your time off----and all the goodies surrounding you!