Those Weekends in Summer

About this time each summer it dawns suddenly: There will soon be many lasts until next year: that last dinner on the porch, the last tomato from the backyard, the last evening spent sitting in the adirondack chair outside, the last glass of rosé, the last fresh corn on the cob, the last hot day, and so it goes. For now, though, we enjoy each moment.

And so we did, at Bellevue Downtown Park, a beautiful spot.

Then came Saturday morning, and the specialness of retrieving part of breakfast from the backyard. 

Chives and tomatoes from the backyard, eggs from my dad's coworker, mushrooms from the grocery store...




























Then it was back to the backyard and the Adirondack chair to enjoy the results: a poached egg over whole wheat toast with sauteed tomatoes and mushrooms and a sprinkle of chives and Parmesan.

If you look closely, you may notice someone else in the top left corner of the photo sniffing out my breakfast.

After the food was gone this someone discovered an alternate use for chair cushions. Now there's a way to bask in the sun!

Here's to summer while it lasts. Not too long from now we will be making the most of autumn with pumpkins and baking and fireplaces and hot tea.