Happy First Day of June!

 Wow! It's the first day of June, and you know what that means!  Yes, time for the "calendar roll call"! 

This "Beachside Gathering", by Thomas Kincade, helps set the scene for summer...

 So grab a cup of tea or coffee and  let's get right down to it:  (Or maybe some Iced tea or iced coffee?)

This "Miami Majolica" tea pot sets the table for summer with some sea creatures and a beachy theme. I wonder how many of you are planning a trip to the beach this summer?  We already had our one day at the beach a few weeks ago, and I doubt we'll go back anytime soon because it gets so crowded during the summer, not to mention HOT.

If I had my choice, I'd be headed to this mountain cabin where there's a cool bubbling stream running past our door to dip our toes in and look for some pretty smooth river rocks...

But most likely I'll be right here tending to my garden...since we've been getting some much needed rain and things are really starting to grow...

And I do agree with this statement by Christian Rossetti on this Susan Branch calendar:

Or this statement by Sir Walter Scott:

How about a trip to the farm country...John Sloane's "Gentle Giants" on this Country Seasons calendar look pretty sweet to me...and a ride on top of the hay wagon might be fun...

I just happen to have this photo from the past...(no, I am not in this picture. This was way before my time)

This is on my Grandpa Tedlie's farm, back in the early 1940's,  with my cousins on the hay wagon, and my Grandma Tedlie and Aunt Belle walking together to join them.

I love this calendar with quotes from Billy Graham...

And when we think about the summer time and gardening...it's a good time to remember that God wants to bring forth good fruit in our lives as well...as we glean words of hope and transformation from His Word...a reminder to continue to faithfully study the Bible throughout the summer even if  we aren't actively participating in a Bible Study (our Ladies' Bible Study) doesn't meet again until September)

Oops!  "King Blackie" strikes again!  He wanted to see what was so important in here where I am working...

He said, "Mom! Would you please stop sitting here and ignoring me?  I need some attention too!"

And after he sat there for a minute or two, totally disrupting my train of thought....off he went in search of the rest of his breakfast and then a visit to Daddy's lap... Bye King Blackie...I'll be done here in a minute...

So I will take a little break from this and come back later to finish...or maybe I just need to call it a day and write a new post tomorrow?  

Yeah, I think that's what I'll do.  I'll have to come back and do another post later.  So meanwhile, enjoy this lovely first day of June! I wonder what your plans are?  Mine are real exciting...doing laundry and maybe a trip to Walmart...we'll see...so I'd better a get a move on...

Praying for us all to have a safe and happy and healthy summer, whatever we do!!  Be blessed my friends.

TTYL