As July winds to a close, I think a mid-season report card is in order.

So far, summer has more than answered:
– took my first vacation since spring break 2010
– cut raked, baled, and sold this season’s 20 ton of hay
– explored Mt. Rainier on a four-day MOTO trailer trip
– spray painted stuff … a l.o.t. of stuff
– deepened my 6-year old Teva tan; it’s become part of my personal brand
– used all the major power equipment at least once so far: weed eater, pressure washer, chain saw

Even better, there’s still summer left to squeeze out of August and squeal over. Woo hoo!!
– greeting a warm, sleepy morning serving on a hot air balloon ground crew
– anticipating the prospect of a second MOTO trailer trip … to the redwoods {quiver}
– completing several substantial projects around the farm
– finding more things to spray paint
– allowing, willingly, pitiful dog eyes to coerce me into napping more often than is productive
– breathing deeply the nostalgic smell of sweet August rain on steamy hot pavement

As I plink this out, I’m enjoying another summer favorite–one that marks another season milestone–the tika, tika, tika, tika, tika of sprinklers gently carried on a warm summer breeze through my open bedroom window.

Go, summer.