Barn painted, tractor repaired,
Jewels ripening, jam jars prepared.
Catalpas blooming,
hammocks waiting to be hung.
Fields of wildflowers smiling at the sun.
Goldfinches yearning for those early seeds, Spotted fawns feasting on the high weeds.
Spider webs in the oven instead of on the grill,
Sun rises early over the distant hill.
Berries transformed, sweet on the tongue.
Bare feet in the clover, July's song is sung.
the circle of life 
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
YEP…..A GOOD SONG FOR JULY! :)
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Thank you! Reblogs are very nice!
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Ahhh. Summer.
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Yes… I always think June is my favorite month until July arrives.
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More, please.
And, a logistics question…when you make blackberry jam, do you strain or leave the seeds in there?
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If it was me, I’d leave the seeds and call it jam; but Mr. H. C. hates seeds in his teeth, SO he laboriously gets rid of the pulpy seeds and we have beautiful, delicious seedless raspberry jelly. :-)
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Well, I’m with Mr. HC. I’ll have to try straining
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We have an old food processor that we run the purée through several times.
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Correction: Mr. H. C. has informed me that it is an old juicer we use, not a food processor. So it has a strainer, and we still put the purée through several times.
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Beautiful . . it doesn’t get better than this.
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Thank you! The June rains have made everything bountiful and beautiful for July! :-)
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Beautiful photos! and that jam is just waiting for a nice loaf of bread to come out of the oven.
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Well, I haven’t been baking lately (the oven really did have a spider web in it) but the thought — and remembered aroma — of homemade bread is tempting…
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I love this! The images, the feelings of July. Especially the bare feet in clover! And the berries. Your pictures are so idyllic for this city girl. :) Your picture of July is refreshing.
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Thank you Jeanne. I’ve been working on feeling external peace, which helps me feel internal peace. It shouldn’t, I know, but it does….
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This July has been so perfect! Love the poem and photos! I wish I had some of that jam, yum!
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Trade you jam for pickles??? :-)
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Absolutely beautiful words and images.
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Lovely pictures. I love blackberry jam! Your post is a lovely hommage to summer.
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Each season that comes seems to be my favorite. Except winter. Could definitely do without that one. Thanks for visiting!
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Ahhhh…. your blog is a perfect early Sabbath morning detour. I’m having that last sip of coffee before I get ready to bathe, dress and go to church and brunch. A delightful post…I’ll be back again. A blessed Sunday to you! :)
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Oh thank you so much for such a lovely comment. It made my afternoon.
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