Wednesday, August 12, 2009

For the love of Summer: Wink on Wednesday

Go Wink Go!
For the love of summer

Of open-toed shoes
of orchards so heavy with fruit they drop when ripe
((thud thud thunk))
For puppies
and pie
and even sewers gone awry (don't ask)

For fragrant flowers
and friends
Barbecues
Portland's free concerts in the park.

For sunshine.
and jam.
Catching up with neighbors over the fence
while we water the tomatoes.
For summer rain
wet on dry pavement.
The scent almost makes me miss the rain.
Almost.

For running with wild abandon
in fields
filled with heat
and bees
Oh for the bees!
Bumbles overdosing in flowers
heavy with pollen
Snooooooooooze.

For the love of summer.
I love my Oregon summer.

6 comments:

golfgal said...

As always, you've captured the essence of it. The Wink shot is awesome. I miss my little Winky visits! And you. Hope summer is a delicious as it looks!

Bren Haas said...

This is a wonderful SUMMER effect!
Happy Summer ... thank you for sharing it with me on Blogger / Facebook!

Desert Diva said...

Gee, I may have to move to Portland after I retire in a couple of years...

Great photo of Wink and wonderful statements about summer.

Thanks for your kind comment on my blog - it meant a lot to me!

Wacky Mommy said...

i love that lil doggie and you and adri, too. happy summer!

Miranda Raven said...

It looks like a tiny wink is attempting to break the space/time continuum and fly into my room. NooooOO!!

Deb Rox said...

Wink!