Nothing beats summer in Minnesota if you ask me. It’s the reason we put up with the harsh winters.

I’ve been trying to get myself back on track with walking in the morning. I like to do it as early as possible but some mornings I can’t seem to get the lead out.

I’m so fortunate to have beautiful and well maintained places to walk. Just around the bend of the above photo I spotted a place where the fairies live. :)

It was so cute. I’m glad the park service let it stay there.

As I continued on my walk I got to our city center park which hosts a carnival and street dance the 3rd of July. Everyone was working hard to get things set up for the afternoon. Mini-me and I went up for a little while and hung out with our neighbors. It’s always a good time.

Yesterday Mini-me and I walked at the MN Landscape Arboretum. They have a nice 3 mile walking trail that we enjoy. There are benches of varying ages throughout the walk to rest or contemplate.

My garden is doing quite well. I’ve harvested 2 cucumbers and 2 jalapenos so far.

I’m hoping the tomatoes will begin to ripen soon.

Summer is in full swing around here. It honestly is going WAY TOO FAST!!!! We are almost to July…I’ve even seen school supplies at the store! That’s a vision no educator wants to see in June. Marvin clearly doesn’t want to hear about mom going back to school either.

I’ve been trying to be outside as much as weather permits. We’ve been getting buckets of rain. Several roads in the county are closed because the Minnesota river is too high.

I stopped at a couple garage sales one day while running errands and picked up a bunch of supplies.

It was just what I needed to sew a new bunting for my garden. My neighbor asked me if it helps deter pests. I told him not that I’m aware of…it just looks happy to me.

Yesterday I repotted a dozen of my houseplants. That took WAY longer than I anticipated.

Good thing I’d made myself a nice breakfast before tackling that job.