The May Blossoms linocut is done, and the name “Cherry Blossom Song” describes the time when the bees are at their busiest. Their songs fill the orchard, reaching our ears as we plant and weed in the vegetable garden. The garden is where the sun spends the most time, and so do we!

I always make time in the busy summer to enjoy the garden’s changing personality. Cherry “harvest” by the birds has given way to a couple of sweet plums from the ancient tree in front of the Barn, and at last the strawberries are producing their sweet fruit. Volunteer poppies are now the red accents in the garden, as the sunflowers continue to stretch to the sky. No flowers yet.