July

As blackberry season gives way to peach and corn season, the goodness of summertime strengthens from a delightful trickle to a gushing, bank-jumping river.

Wonderful peach and corn season, with your insistent heat and sunshine that pulls green from our ever-grey neighborhood, the same green that has taken over our yard in shades ranging from the sage of fragile fava bean runners to the deep grasshopper of tomatillo and ghost pepper plants. We had our first salad of greens from the garden two days ago, and our first purple bean today. The third week of Farmers Market peaches will be bought tomorrow and we will continue eating two or three or even four a day between us, especially if the barbeque has been fired up, which it is most nights.

On Jolie's birthday, I am surrounded by beautiful things that make me thankful. Summer, you are good and I like you. Miss you, Jo.