Back to Nature

I wait all year for summer gardening. I love being barefoot in the dirt, checking on my plants, and savoring the delight I feel when something is ready to be picked. Cooking with what I grow is the icing on the cake.
I continue to move towards a natural, lighter color palette during hotter seasons. This year’s heat wave has me in wispy, gauzy fabrics and colors as much as possible. My ivory headband keeps my hair cute and off my face, and my neutral beaded necklace from Free People has been my go to summer accessory. There’s nothing like a sweet little cream top to embody summer. It’s like the lemonade of clothing in what it evokes for me.
I like the heat, and this year has been extreme. All the more reason to wear as little as possible, let my skin breathe, and find cooling in the damp soil and shade in my yard. Daily walks down to my pond to feed my koi fish are a summer highlight. I love to take time to dip my feet in the water and watch the fish glide around. That first covid summer is what reminded me to be present and aware in my surroundings directly in front of me. I had to be reintroduced to the very nature that is literally at my feet. Connecting to nature helps me ground in connection to myself. There is so much beauty to found everywhere; inside, outside, and all around.