Can I get an AMEN for the beautiful weather we had here in Chicago this weekend?
I spent every day at the Illinois State Beach Park, lingering on the beach with Audrey Anne acquiring more freckles and going for long walks in the woods and along the shore. These nature trails are my new discovery that I am just reveling in like a delicious perfume. I went Saturday morning and fell in love. Wild roses lining the paths sending up there light scent; made me want to invest in anything rose scented (call me old lady). Wild irises, lilies, these interesting purple droopy flowers, little five petaled white flowers that looked like strawberry plant flowers. I even saw cacti with extraordinary yellow blooms. This orange blossomed plant was everywhere covered in butterflies. The colors scattered through the woods was eye candy for me and I needed it so badly.
I spent time in the garden every day, too. I am loving my garden these days. Transplanted some sunflowers I planted from seed that took off in a space that isn’t getting too much sun. I kind of gave up on the vegetable garden this year and they were in that corner. So I moved them to two other plots in the front of the house and near the fence in the backyard where they will get much more attention and glory. Weeding and more weeding, but that’s okay, because it makes all those little plants happy as they stretch their roots and leaves out. Thankful for all the rain and sunshine these past few weeks.
Hope you all had a lovely weekend outside!