This is our second summer in Las Vegas. We got through the heat of last summer without too much discomfort....as I remember it. But was that heat like childbirth and the memory of the pain fades? We exercised early, ate salad lunches, went to a lot of movies and stayed in side during the hottest of days.
This June seems a bit different! I planted annuals in my front patio in March--- delighting in the early color. May was quite cool (relatively speaking)and even had a couple of showers. And now it's June--not even the first day of summer yet and I need to replant my annuals (they have wilted)and the 10 day forecast says over 100 every single day. Living in the desert. Our choice.
Just when I'm feeling like whining a delightful surprise appears. A mother grouse and her 10 little little babies appear under our bird feeder. Mama grouse hovers and runs frantically around her babies. The babies are no bigger than the decorative rocks they are walking on. A pigeon gets a little too close and mama charges at him while babies race to the cover of the nearest bush. How do they survive in this heat? Where do they get their water? How do they know where to hide?
Do you sometimes whine at the consequences of the choices you have made? Seems like a natural thing to do. Take time to notice the delightful surprises in each day. Treasure them.
Thank you, Dear God, for the natural surprises---the early spring colors I enjoyed, the warmth of the sun ( a little dial back would be ok) and mamma grouse and babies.
Blessings-Penny
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