It isn't summer....

...until coneflowers say it is. Being a native prairie flower, Echinacea flourishes here and truly heralds the arrival of the hot days of summer. Bring it on!

Once the 4th of July rolls around, it's pretty much over...so long, see ya, sayonara summer! Well, maybe that's a bit extreme but honestly, everything between July and September of last year is but a blur.

Haven't been for a bike ride, haven't had the kayaks out, haven't been camping...tick tock, tick tock...

Have gone for some woodsy walks though and found some wonderful things.