Summer

Hello again. Well summer if officially here and I love it. We have had some strange weather here in Southwest Washington but that didn't stop the flowers and the trees from blooming. Everything is so beautiful. Especially the rhododendrons in bloom. So many lovely colors and combinations.

One of the many things I love about living here is that when you drive down the road, you don't just see scraggly grass and dirt on the sides of the road and in the medians. You see flowers and plants and trees. There is some new construction being done on one of the major roads near me and I can't wait to see which type of plants they will use. It's not just a matter of slapping some asphalt down and saying "done". Here things are made to look nice. As a result, people just might be a little happier and smile a little more without knowing why. When you have something pretty to look at, you somehow feel a bit happier.

Everywhere you look, you see Mother Nature at her finest. Have a lovely day.