Summer is winding down – still holding on but wearying. One of the great joys of living in Arkansas for the last four years has been watching the seasons change because they still surprise and delight me after decades of life in California. With each passing year here I can sense the seasonal rhythms more deeply. These days, when I walk the trails through the forest every morning with dog-dog Asha it feels like the end of fireworks show – when the operators throw up all the remaining fireworks simultaneously, and you know the show is ending – just so, nature is displaying her final green spurts and bright flowers before turning to the reds and golds of autumn. Enjoy some of the photos I’ve taken this summer.

The temperatures are cooling.

I hope your summer brought you beauty.

Lisa