Summertime

June 21 was officially summer by calendar date, but it has felt like summer for a while here in the Valley of the Sun. This is my first spring-into-summer after being here through the winter, so I've had more time this year to notice differences. It's always amazing to me how we become accustomed to how things work "in our own little world" and forget -- or maybe just not thing about -- the fact that things are often quite different in other places!

I wasn't prepared for the flowers to bloom so early here. And last week, as I traveled between home and work during daylight non-commute hours, I passed a corn field that has already begun to "fuzz" on top. Coming from good 'farming stock', we've always said if it's "knee high by the fourth of July", you knew you'd have a pretty good crop. But here, it's full grown and still 2 weeks away from the 4th. Can't say I had even thought about it. If I had a corner of land to plant things in, I can honestly say I wouldn't have considered it until the end of May, just out of habit, and assumptions. Goes to show, the planting season is much earlier here!!

I snapped this picture while driving 45mph, rather randomly and haphazardly ... what are the odds of getting a rabbit running along the field's edge in a picture???? In animal speak, rabbits move by hops and leaps ... wonder if that has any significance to my own life? Ahh, things to ponder!

HoppityHUGS to everyone!