the first week of August

"The first week of August hangs at the very top of the summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning.”
— Natalie Babbitt (Tuck Everlasting)

the flowers of August

in a corner of the garden

leftovers

Bits and pieces of my week.

vine ripened

the goldfinch