Summer update - Rain

Enough eco-friendly orientated posts. What I want to know is what's summer like in your backyard these days? If you care to share, leave a comment with a link to a blog post or flickr photo (my latest photography foray). Oh, and please share something sunny. Because summer in my backyard these days is, in a word, wet. ​

But I did manage to take this cheery photo at the farm yesterday after I gleaned peas. Today when I went for our weekly share pickup these beautiful strawflowers were all closed up from the rain (notice those foreboding clouds in the background). And what a rain we've had.

Today, every hour or so the sky simply opens up and lets down literally sheets of water. And booming, bone rattling thunder at 9am, what's that all about? Weird.

But honestly, I'm glad for the break from the intense pace of summer sun worship.

We live in Maine so when the weather's warm we grow food, harvest food, go to the beach, hike, camp, come home again and harvest some more. I needed a break, and this week I got one. Just don't tell any other Mainers I've enjoyed the week of quiet indoor weather.

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  • Andie

    Andie on July 25, 2008, 3:41 p.m.

    Your photos are just amazing. I looooove this one so much. I need to go over to flickr (its addicting isn't it, lol) and favorite this one. a.

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  • renee

    renee on July 25, 2008, 4:15 p.m.

    you are way too kind! I'm just clicking away, sometimes they're good, most often they're not. I didn't even upload this to flickr because I didn't think it was particularly good, but guess maybe it isn't so bad after all... and yes, flickr is addicting. Like I need another addiction: coffee, dark chocolate, blogging and now flickr...

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