Summer. The word evokes impressions of heat, light and sounds. Bright colors of flowers and the drone of birds and lawnmowers. Sprinklers offer respite from the heat and the light is dense.

lushness of neighborhood trees and climbing roses encircle my house	Solitary dove on telephone wires, watches over the yard	Laying in the hammock, looking up to the redwood through the bay	I think this is a California Bay Laurel, but am not sure. It is a sculpted and gnarled tree, gracing my garden
Summer morning over the garden hedge	What better way to beat the summer heat, than with a sprinkler	Ribbons of water cherish the earth, and my plants	Water drops captured in mid air
Sprinkler catches the morning's sun	Water in motion	Lavendar is rich and scented, creates a subtle foreground for the intense bright of the bougenvillia	Closeup of the lavendar