Sunday, May 31, 2009

Hello to Summer!

It is the last day in May so I feel compelled to write something...my brain is too tired to be profound, but I feel a big relief to be done with schooling and look forward to a relaxed summer - sleeping in, staying up late, camping, catching fire flies, evening walks, hiking, cookouts, flowers, butterflies... 
"And just then they got a glimpse of the first butterfly.  Now everybody knows that if the first butterfly you see is yellow, then it will be a happy summer.  If it is white, then the summer will be calm. (We won't even mention black and brown butterflies - they are much too sad.)" - From the Magician's Hat by Tove Jansson.

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan
Cherry Blossoms

Mt. St. Helens - Washington

Mt. St. Helens - Washington
Beauty out of Ashes

Smokey Mountains - Tennessee

Smokey Mountains - Tennessee
Spring Carpet of White Trillium