at Rose Hill Mansion, Geneva, NY

"Two people who were once very close can without blame or grand betrayal become strangers.
Perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world."

- Warsan Shire

This made a lot of sense to me when I read it
(Source)

I forget it's name, but this wildflower cousin of Bee Balm grows everywhere around here:






I love these hazy, washed-out colors - you can just feel the July sun





where deer sleep

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"Wisdom is knowing I am nothing
Love is knowing I am everything
And between the two my life moves."
- Nisargadatta Maharaj







Pretty Girl Productions Presents:

amazing light while driving the back road along Sunnyside in the Middlesex valley




a few hours later:

so behind on taking pictures this summer...
here is a random hodge podge of shots from my cell phone, taken during these last few weeks of July:

Sparky the dirtiest we've ever seen him, no idea what/where he got into:

overgrown cemetery up our road:



flowers for Cookie:

milkweed buds + fresh broccoli = delicious steamed with just a bit of butter

it's been an amazing season for wild berries




Tim found heirloom seeds for our Swiss chard this year - seems to be more colorful

mama deer + baby fawns everywhere lately

it's been too long (as in years) since we've visited here: our special picnic spot, where Tim & I used to come when we first dated, and later where he proposed to me :)