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Weekend Snapshots 15

Summer is winding down. The kids start school this week. Our last summer weekend was all about hellos and goodbyes.

We were glad to welcome our fourteen-year old son back after he spent a whole week away in Vermont.

We squeezed in visits with old friends:

Photo courtesy of my fellow snap-happy pal, Rosita
Thanks, Rosita!
Summer isn’t complete without a visit with my friendy Wendy. I feel lucky to still have a friend of my youth as a friend of my adulthood.
Brunch at Bizou on the Downtown Mall

We went to a BBQ in Free Union to bid a fond farewell to another friend, who is off on a new adventure on the other side of the world. We had fun discovering a new part of the world in our own backyard:

Love this chicken coop in Free Union!
Chickens!

We revisited favorite places:

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and had one last visit to Chiles Peach Orchard:

“Oh to take what we love inside, to carry within us an orchard…”
“the round jubilance of a peach”
“From laden boughs…”

We appreciated the last flowers of the season:

and even the delicate beauty of our eight-legged friends:

Goodbye, summer.

Hello, fall…

Oh, to be more like…Daphne Odora Aureomarginata

  • seductive– despite Daphne’s reputation for being temperamental and capricious, gardeners simply can’t resist her wiles
  • elegant – well-dressed in all four seasons, this Daphne is evergreen with dashing variegated edging, and is in bud or bloom for months and months
  • a tease – dark pink flower buds start to form in the dead of winter, months before they coyly open to blossoms of the palest pink in March and April
  • unforgettable –  the fragrance of Daphne flowers is entrancing…intoxicating, but never cloying
  • steadfast – she’s demanding, but if you give her what she wants, she’ll beguile you for years