{life with a curious and crazy almost 14 yr old}
Yes, the weather says it is Summer but if we named things by how the weather changes we would miss the planetary, solar, and lunar alignments and that is important, too. And we would be naming a lot more things (though, I do like randomly naming things just for the heck of it but it drives me a little crazy every year when people call the Solstice midsummer, which is in August and a very important celebration for us) but it is still Spring, at least for a couple of weeks. The Summer Solstice is a lovely time to feel the lushness of the days.
As we lead up to it, Duende has been out and about more. Rollerskating, of course, on Tuesday-delivery-day (though she misses her old roller skating partner at the park), badminton and archery in the backyard (though she needs an actual bow, she has a little handmade one but she’s too big for it now, but not yet big enough for Josh’s, though she does her best), and the other day J and she busted out the old bikes from the garage to start working on them (she has some detailing dreams now). Today she is mowing and making bracelets (she even made herself a platform with hooks to help her, and now she’s adding beads and buttons). She found a splash pad, a sprinkler, and Betty’s kiddie pool to get a little water play in, too. Then Betty came by to cool off!!! It was as if she invoked her; my wonderful little wytch.
She was happy to hit the Ice Cream Shoppe in Randolph for a first ice cream cone out of the season (though I don’t know who she is kidding, she gets ice cream cones from Goldfinch Creamery & Cafe all the time now but it’s a tradition we go out for family ice cream from time to time by the river).
I’m going to guess this Summer will be more of the same though with a visit from Grammy, a birthday by the end of the month, and a camping trip after true Midsummer.
The days were made for playing.
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