About halfway through the summer, there are quite a few things worth mentioning as being notably good.
1. When we’re not having weird weather, we’re having very nice weather – even spectacular weather, like today. (Julia took this shot the other day.)
2. Wheat ales improve every dinner, even one made from scratch from CSA farm produce.
3. Facebook has put me in contact with an amazing number of interesting people who are doing a wide range of fascinating things this summer.
4. We’re just 146 days away from the first day of winter.
5. The Carleton library has an enormous collection of art books, which includes a lot of wonderful folios of master drawings that are perfect for perusing.
6. Every time I bike past the golf course, I enjoy the thought (but not [yet?] the act) of shrieking “Fore!” just as some duffer swings his club.
7. The 96th Tour de France – a fantastic edition.
8. Open Hands Farm is furnishing us with a ridiculous amount of delicious fresh produce this summer.
9. I have the time and some of the skill to do some drawing almost every day.
10. The girls, more often then not, are up for a bike ride.
11. The green, green, green Arb.
12. Finally being back in good-enough shape to run for an hour without either my knees or my lungs giving out.
13. The girls are having a great summer with Shannon.