Summer Vibe

I am a bit surprised this year to see some trees are shedding their leaves already. I am still having an impression that it is still at the peak of summer. It is only in late August and there should be few months before Fall sets in. Perhaps, this is due to recent rain and storm systems moving by. I hope it is really the case than summer is near its end as I am really enjoying energetic vibe of full sunny day long of summer this year. It does not mean anything physically but rather mental energy that sometimes is enough to get you moving to do things that you need to do.

I hope everyone has good summer time and enjoys energetic vibe of summer or whatever vide that makes you feel good. For those who are not living in the regions of the world that currently is not summer, please also enjoy the vibe of the season you have now too.

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Souvenirs From Summer

“Have you been busy?   My dental hygienist casually started conversion as I began to lay down on the dental chair.  “Summer is short isn’t it?” She continued.

“I have. Oh,  yes, summer is short indeed.” I replied to her. Her questions got my mind lost in thought about this past summer.  It stuck in a loop trying to search for a big thing or two that stood out from this past summer. The seeming useless loop quickly ended once it heard her voice instructed me to turn my head a little bit for her. Yeah, the usual scare of dental operations was its new focus 🙂

Even there was no bit excitements, I definitely enjoyed this past summer very much.  There were few little and simple things that let me effortlessly flow with time. I don’t feel this summer has just passed by so quickly or I don’t feel that I am about to miss it as it was in the past years.

Seeing autumn has shown her signs, I definitely will miss long and bright days of summer but I will not feel strong resistance from missing those days.  Still, it is still good to have few nice memories from summer before moving deeper into autumn. These little purple flowers are souvenirs from summer. As a tradition  of traveling goes, it is good to have souvenirs from the places you visited.  Some things to remind you of those places or time.

I hope everyone had a joyful summer… and a nice welcome to autumn!

Summer Time and Few Moments of Coolness with Hydrangeas

I always find hydrangeas refreshing to look. To me, they are summer time coolness flowers. Part of the name (hydra) means water. Although it means Hydrangeas need plenty water to glow well but they produce cool and refresh blooms in return.

I do not know that was because of their color tones or what else but I always feel refresh and coolness when I look at Hydrangea. The feeling may just be a flash of a moment or two but I know it is there. I guess I am biased because I love the flowers. They are just irresistible to me.

I hope these hydrangeas give you the fresh and coolness even though it is not Summer where you at 🙂

Banana Leaves

I have just recently heard a joke. “What was Beethoven’s favorite fruit?”.  The answer is “Banananaaaaaa!” (symphony #5).  I thought it was funny. That reminds me that I have few banana leaf pictures. It is also the summer time where banana trees thrive with fresh green leaves.

Banana leaves are quite useful and they are still used in certain parts of the world where banana trees thrive year round. They are good for food wrappers (so natural), serving plates or decorating. Bananas are good for you too. The “Banana Leaf” is also a common restaurant name. I went to one in CA and probably more in other places too.

For me, I like the yellowish green color of the leaves when they are young and turn deeper green as the leaves get older. They are signs of summer for me. Too bad, this year summer has just passed its peak. This year was mild and pleasant in particular.

A second look at the leaf.

A bit of closer.

I hope you enjoy your summer time where you are. I know for some, this is not summer (it is strange to think about it). These banana leaves can help warm you up 🙂

A Pink Petunia

Summer officially started. Petunias are in full bloom.  Petunias grow low near the ground and they look good together in bunch. The beauty of a single petunia also cannot be ignored.

Taste of Summer

Today is the official summer ends and fall begins in the US for this year. No, it will not truly end yet, of course. Summer will slowly fade away. I think this transition period is a beauty on its own. This deep golden afternoon sun light caught on the summer tall grass seemed to prove that.