I've been spending most days waiting impatiently for about 7 p.m., when the breeze picks up a little and it's cool enough to hang out on the porch, where I steal a few moments on my patio daybed, staring up at the birds and the top of those majestic trees... soaking it all in, and trying desperately to swat away the mosquitos and other teensy winged creatures. The rest of the time, I'm cursing the stillness of the heat and the heavy air that seems to suffocate, willing the living room fan to spin faster, as the blades seem to simply cut through the heat, unable to move the stubborn air -- no breeze to be found. It's an amazingly beautiful time of year to be here -- the brightness mixed up periodically with summer lightning storms zig-zagging across the landscape. On those stormy days, the sunsets are simply unbeatable -- pink and purple ribbons jutting through the thunderheads, painting an expanse of playful hues.
We're still making progress around here, even in the heat, little by little. Got the lodge reorganized a little better with regard to all the furniture making its home here (we refer to this room often as "the place old furniture goes to die", simply because there's not really anywhere else to store it all). I spent a few hours, too, revamping the guest bedroom ("Kenna's room") into a breezy, cottagey space strewn with white accents to take the focus off the wood paneling in there. After all, no one likes sleeping in a pine box -- right?
Without further ado... a couple more photos (for some reason, the blog is cutting all the pictures off, so click on each to enlarge to the full photo). The lodge photos are as best as I can get them -- the lighting in the room is so bad that my lil' camera can't do much better without looking like a wood washout. Hopefully this is better than nothing.
That's all for now. Stay cool out there, wherever you are!
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