WHAT SUMMER MEANS

 FOR  OUR WORLD TUESDAY (this lovely meme is nearly ready to celebrate an anniversary!  Thanks to the hosting team:  Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, and Sandy.)  

(It was also meant for for Sunday Stills, and Mosaic Monday but those sites were both down this week.).

This week's challenge on Sunday Stills was to show in photos what summer means to us.   

For us summer means spending time with family and old friends in the area where we lived before we retired and started our traveling life.   That's the most important, but it is also most difficult to show.  So my pictures are what we see out our window or near where we have our RV this time of year.

For over a dozen years, we've spent most Winters in warmer climates and then returned to the Pacific Northwest in the summer.  So we actually often have cooler days in the summer than we do in the winter.    Summer here is more likely to be blue jeans and sweatshirt weather than Florida is the middle of January.   It can be a bit confusing, but we like it that way.  

 

 

 

In some ways, summer has really just gotten started  here at the Lake.   The wild blackberries are finally ripe and, until this week we were still picking the Spring blueberries in our daugher and son-in-law's garden.  Corn and tomatoes are yet to reach their peak.  

 

 

This flowering trees  is near the blueberry patch in Jeff and Cyndi's yard.    There hasn't been much rain, but most people's yards are still looking great.   

 

We love having our RV Park out in the country!   It's a great place to spend the summer.

Comments

[Nick]

Beautiful summery series, Sallie!

[Jewaicious]

What beautiful photos, Sallie. I love the deer and its sweet face.

[Far Side of Fifty Photos]

Hello from the Sunday Still group..Your collage of summer photos was beautiful..I love those blackberries and I understand they grow extremely well out in the PNW..lucky you..they are $3 a pint here:)

[Kay L. Davies]

I can well imagine summer in your part of the world, with the wild blackberries, fresh blueberries, corn, and visiting deer.
Delightful, Sallie.
K

[OldOldLady Of The Hills]

BEAUTIFUL Pictures and that Flowering Tree is Sublime! You live in a paradise, don't you? Isn't that just wonderful!
And it is so interesting that your Summer is cooler than where you spend your winters....Cool Is Good! We could use some 'cool' right now here in Sothern California....!

[bettyl]

Lovely scenery that you share today! Wow, love the tree!

[Hazel]

I always love flowering trees. You captured a young beauty in there. Lovely!

[Rajesh]

You have incredible views from your window, very nice variety.

[Snap]

Lovely shots! I'll take the cool of the Pacific Northwest anyday!!!!

[Boom & Gary]

Beautiful post Sallie!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

[Fun60]

I loved the photos and your way of life. It seems you are one with nature from the inside of your RV.

[Gail]

Awesome shots! That flowering tree is so beautiful. Must be a magical place.

[Sylvia Kirkwood]

Just wonderful, beautiful captures, Sallie! Definitely the best of both worlds! I do love the deer! Thanks for sharing the beauty! Have a great week!

[Rambling Woods]

It is the best of both worlds I think Sallie

[ZielonaMila]

Fantastic photographs, I like to admire such views. I am greeting

[Linda]

One thing about traveling like you do, you always have summer!

Linda
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[lindyloumacinitaly]

I love your photos and your way of life sounds great to me. :)

[Stewart M]

Hi there - I think anywhere would be good if you get deer turning up to have a look around!

Cheers - Stewart M

[CameraCruise]

What a great place to spend the summer.
Beautiful photos.
The Llama farm is a half hour drive from us. We've been exploring the area around us this summer.
Have a great day, Sallie.
Mette

[Arti]

Its always fun to spend some time in the garden amidst nature. In India where I live, its much of concrete and jungle and we generally don't find enough space for keeping gardens though we do keep a few potted plants in the balcony of our house. Yours is splendid, I would so love to help you pick a few of those berries someday. :)

[l'Angevine]

je vais peut-être aussi y faire de belles découvertes cette aprème

[Lady Fi]

That flowering tree is so gorgeous. And what a great shot of the deer.

[Rita aka Cashjocky]

Love that flowering tree. I was surprised that your summer season is so far behind ours. But, I know you will enjoy those homegrown tomatoes when they arrive.

[Sondra]

I agree its the best of two worlds! The deer in velvet is so pretty..The berries look yummy!!!

[Sandy Carlson (USA)]

What a great way to go! Beautiful post. Sure do love the photo of the deer.

[eileen]

Sallie, you are doing exactly what my hubby wants to do. He wants to winter in Florida and have the summer in the PNW. I enjoyed this post, the berries look yummy and the deer is a cutie. Hope you have a great week ahead.

[Halcyon]

I'm always sad when the summer is over. Love your take on my favourite season. :)

[Carver]

It looks like a great place for summer. Wonderful shots. I like all of them and the deer is great. Looks like you were up close. You're correct that the last shot on my flower post was rose of sharon (the last three were but each a different variety).

[Penny]

Sallie, it looks like you have found the best of both possible worlds; the south in winter, the northwest in summer, with all their beauty and bounty. This was such a wonderful post to see.

[susanne]

Beautiful photos of all those berries, nature and ofcourse the deer! /Susanne

[Al]

It looks like a beautiful place, that's what I always think when I visit the Pacific Northwest.

[Gattina]

You are lucky to have summer ! We have still very low temperatures for the season ! a raincoat is always necessary !
BTW you can find all themes until september in my sidebar just under my profile. There is written : List of Photo Hunting themes !

[Jo]

I hope to travel more,love your photo's.Having fun ain't that what it is all about.ENJOY!

[Gaelyn]

I rather miss the PNW and all those delicious berries. Nice place to spend summer.

[TexWisGirl]

it sounds like a fantastic place to spend summers! beautiful instead of extremely hot and dry. :)

[HAZEL]

Your summer is still ahead of ours-the blackberries here are still small and green!

[laura k]

that's what i want to do...when we can retire...hop in our truck camper, and hit the open road!!

LOVE the deer shot!!

[diane]

Great cool summer pics. You have the best of both worlds. So their summer is your winter. It must be good to escape the intense heat of a tropical summer. I love the look of those yummy blueberries.