Summer Days - The Pleasant Ones

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? 
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date: 
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; 

Shakespeare - Sonnet 18

I love Shakespeare's sonnets. He knew that to compare someone to a summer day they would have to be more temperate to be sure!  I love the early days of summer, especially June when the temperatures only rise as high as the 90's. Yes, that's a bit of sarcasm there. My favorite times are the mornings. As I'm waking up I hear the sprinklers popping on, doing their best to keep everything fresh and green.

Misty drops on Knockout Roses

New Additions to a shady section of the yard

We have green beans!

Beautiful zucchini flower

Side view of garden

Vinca in a pot by the pool - will be huge by summer's end

(or fried to a crisp, depending on my ability to remember to water them)

Love this section under the oak tree - mix and match annuals and perennials

My swimming partner this week, enjoying a nice cold sip of pomegranate soda

Summer must haves: cold drink, sunglasses, sunscreen and a book

And, we have the occasional guest in the pool. This is Brodie, the diving dog! Great form.

And we couldn't do without our beautiful pool girl, Absie

Hope your summer is lovely and temperate...I'm off to the pool!