Oak to Holly - Solstice blessings

Good morning.

Solstice blessings,

may you fall in love with life 

and the sun shine on you today xx

My garden is gently rattling

to the buzz and hum

of the bumblebees and hoverflies

A heady scent drifts down the path

and into the house,

the climbing roses have

woken up with perfect timing.

Despite the cool early morning air

I have opened the doors,

letting in the outside as much as possible. 

It will be hard concentrating today,

I know I will keep looking out of the studio windows,

keep wandering through the garden. 

In places, after yesterday's rain,

the garden is still damp with jewel-like water diamonds,

each one catching the light and reflecting back.

It is a precious time of year -

celebrating mid summer,

celebrating Litha,

watching the bees

dancing.

May the sun shine for you today.