Summer has definitely parted way for autumn without so much as a backward glance. But there is the greenhouse at my dad and step-mom’s house. Step in there and I swear you’ll be transported back to heady summer heat and nodding peonies. I stole so many photos from their garden—little capsules of summer. It’s the first full summer they’ve lived at this house and they bought it from a master gardener. Sandy herself is wonderful with flowers, plants and veggies so the gardens have been bountiful and beautiful despite the extra dry conditions this year. Last night was a little disappointing. My friend Lyn from BC is travelling across country, as hurriedly as herself and her friend can drive with a not so healthy dog, Nova. We had hoped to connect as they drove through Thunder Bay but they arrived too late and were exhausted from an extra long day of travelling so it didn’t work out. Lyn and I haven’t seen each other for years. I don’t know the full story of Nova except that her family is in Nova Scotia and Lyn is trying to reunite the dog with her family. But Nova needs lots of medications and she has oxygen and syringes at the ready if needed. The journey has been carefully orchestrated with vets. To me it’s an epic hero’s adventure! Like many others I’m following their journey on facebook. Facebook is funny. I won a couple of books from a publishing company through a random draw last week. They arrived yesterday. I posted on instagram and facebook to thank the publishing company with a photo of the books but I obviously didn’t explain it well enough as many friends started commenting and congratulating on my poetry success! It’s funny but lovely at the same time as they believe that I could have a published poetry book or that I’ve won a poetry contest. Today was stressful for me as the repair person was coming to look at our freezer finally. But that meant someone would be in our house, in the basement even! So I spent the morning clearing and cleaning and spraying air freshener everywhere. The guy who came, Andrew, was young and chatty and ever so nice. We have to wait 3 to 10 business days for the parts to come in but the cost is much cheaper than we anticipated so I’m happy with that. When he’d finished (hardly here long enough to take several lungfulls of air!) he listened to the messages on his phone in his van before driving away. His phone was exceptionally loud. He had mentioned that he had a daughter and I heard a female voice on his message, lots of use of the word love then as he’s pulling away she says, “Oh yes, one more thing…love yoooooouuuuuu…” So sweet. I woke up to rain this morning and it’s raining again now (about 10pm). I love sleeping when it’s raining and despite sometimes waking up at odd times and still not sleeping lots and lots, my body is totally loving being on holiday and not having to be awake and working overnight. Thank you as always for reading and commenting if you choose. Wishing you a peaceful night or day whenever you’ve found your way here. Day 257 Straw gardening hat on a bench in the greenhouse bleached by summer sun Day 14 Effy’s blogalong
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9/14/2021 11:56:44 pm
Love your haiku. I am sitting here on a cold, wet, supposedly spring day feeling blah, and you lovely haiku reminded me that summer is on it's way, even if it doesn't feel that way at the moment.
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AuthorWelcome! I'm Sue Blott: a writer of all things, a poet at heart, mom, wife, daughter, step-mom, grandma, tea drinker, tai chi-er, mystic, artist, dreamer...and now a blogger! This is my world. Categories |