Words Are (Almost) Unnecessary

Finally … summer. Sigh. My heart is happy.

So is nearly everything else!

The verdant greens of the part of our property up near the far curve of our driveway, always affectionately referred to as Fern Gully, is in its full glory.

There are many equally photogenic spots on our 15 acres of mostly untouched woods and ravines, but at my age, they have become a lot more difficult to access.

I am sure, if I had grand or great grand kids living nearby, our woods would be a source of many awesome adventures.

In wandering back into our woods once, many years ago, we found the active nest of a pair of Northern Goshawks – and had to beat a hasty retreat!

We’d known there were goshawks on the property, seeing them overhead regularly from spring until fall. Finding the nest was exciting, but purely unintentional on our part. We politely stayed away from that area afterwards.

The goshawks maintained a nest in our woods for nine years, vigilantly protecting “their” territory. In doing so, they also provided protection for our tiny Pygmy goat kids and itsy-bitsy “Pocket” dog, since any bald Eagle foolish enough to cross airspace above Vine Road promptly found themselves harrassed into seeking calmer hunting grounds. I still miss those impressive but elusive birds.

I should not have any complaints about summer … none at all.

But honestly, one of the reasons our landscape is so magnificently green and bursting with blooms right now – is because of all the danged RAIN we’ve been blessed with across the Mat-Su Valley since spring finally (dragging it’s muddy feet every step of the way) made its presence known last month.

Again though, not complaining! The greenery is breathtaking and a balm to my soul – and wouldn’t be as green without abundant rainfall. I’ll take summer in whatever guise it chooses to present. Even though, so far, it’s been mostly cloudy, damp and windy.

And whatever SUNNY days Mother Nature decides to serve up will be gloried in with the utmost gratitude. I believe there have been three so far, but hey! A couple of them have landed on weekends!

Rhonda, soaking up sunshine like a rock lizard atop a boulder on our property. 🦎