Blackberries and tomatoes...oh my....

Ahhh, the bounty of summer. Not quite time for corn yet in NC, or Georgia peaches - but the (some say even more delicious) SC peaches are here, along with HUGE blackberries from Georgia. I just ate some that were the size of small hand grenades.

Then down a country lane near our log home are some small wild blackberries. I gathered a pint before breakfast.

Heirloom tomatoes have begun appearing at the Farmer's Market in Denver, where this AM I bought some fat purple & green ones, and some lovely, sweet yellow ones.
Immediately went home and made BLT's to die for.

Ahh, summer in the South - the local produce is both larger and earlier.

Kayaking My Stress Away

Slipped down to the lake ahead of the thunderstorm. And into the kayak.

Wind was picking up. But it was still nothing like Monday when a cold front zipped in from the Northwest to refresh us.

Now THAT was kinda funky for kayaking, cause it was more like sailing: the wind pushed me, kayak and all, my body as the sail. Look ma, no hands, no paddles!- and I was down nearly to the rairoad bridge in a twinkling. What a great ride.

Of course, that meant I had to paddle back...

Waves jumping up the bow. Totally soaked.

God I love this lake,
Eloise

Morning Bloggers:

You gotta know it's a happy New Year when you look at the thermometer, and it's in the 50's. Such a mild and gentle winter, compared to so many parts of the country.

Winter mornings on the lake are awesome, since the temps so often drop at night....After sunrise, you see the most beautiful tendrils & clouds of mist rising from the lake's surface and winding around the trees. Sometimes it's so thick, you can't see out at all!

See you when the mist rises,
Eloise