Midsummer

It was a long weekend and the solstice so I spent as much of it under the sun as I could: A hike in Big Cottonwood, visits to gardens (my dad’s and my friend’s), and watching the sunset from the city’s north foothills instead of the lake this year.

A mountain peak in the distance, framed by tall evergreens

Three pink and red striped roses in dappled sunlight

Sunset over mountains, as seen from foothills above a city

A mossy decorative plaque of a cherub on the side of a wood shed

Looking up at a blue sky through aspen trees