Full Bloom

fully ripe solstice mama.

being a summer girl, through and through, i celebrated summer's beginnings for a few days in a row!

with.....

a lot of this:

(still love that view. she hangs out a lot on the right, so belly is kinda lopsided)

and then some of this:

got some flowers planted, and our little garden greenies are doing pretty well.

an overnighter to my sister's house in nevada city to take care of their cats and garden while they were away. addie left me a hand drawn map for watering the garden; it felt like a treasure map:

 her garden is prettily bewitched by butterflies, wildflowers, busy bees, and little treats sprouting up everywhere:

grabby-cat with the flowers i picked for my milla-inspired crown:

mine turned out rather slapdash, but what else would you expect from me?

i wore it all day until it wilted away into nothing. people thought i was coming from a festival or something and i got all sorts of sweet compliments.

i can't believe i'm showing this next picture but i can't resist because it was one of our main summer solstice activities: out on addie's deck overlooking gorgeous creek and forest, we made a full bloom belly cast!

back at home, next afternoon, a little more of this (beer, music, golden sunlight, cats, and my lil pool):

i wish you all the most magical summer ever!

i know it is going to be a very special one for me :)