Life at Sweet Wind Farm

Follow along with me as we venture into different seasons and activities going on at our farm.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Sweet Summer

I love summer. It's always been my favorite time of year. Even when I was a kid, I relished summer with it's lazy days, unfilled time slots to ponder and daydream, and creative play. The beach, swimming, bonfires, camping, hanging out with friends, I loved it all. Now summer has become more of a work time, with the gardens to tend, harvest to pick, markets to go to, but in between it all I sure hope we can find enough time to do all of the things I loved doing as kid. I wish we had a pool in our backyard, but now when the urge to swim comes we head out to West Hartland and go to the town beach at the "pond" which is really almost big enough to be a lake, but it's called a pond. (When does a pond become a lake anyways?) As I type this entry the gardens are straining to find moisture, it's hot and dry and I don't want to be outside weeding. I'd rather be inside to make jam or sugar, and just go outside to recreate. I love to have fires in our outdoor fireplace, have the kids play with sparklers and make s'mores, stare at the flames and be mesmerized. Or have a backyard picnic for supper, or read the Sunday paper in the sunshine, or take a walk in the woods. Sometimes I will occasionally take the time to pick a bouquet for the house rather than one to sell, and enjoy the fruits of my own labor. I love being able to go out the back door and pick dinner. I love the amount of daylight, and how it helps the houseplants set outside peak into beauty. Summer goes too fast for me, when it gets cold again and the days get shorter, a kind of melancholy sets in, where I think of all the summer days are again over until a whole year goes by. I fancy the song by Seals and Crofts.... "Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, going through the jasmine in my mind". Enjoy the summer while it is here. Take the time to do something special (like head on over to Sweet Wind Farm and go blueberry picking). Toast a marshmallow and save one for me!