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Pastoral Summer’s Eve

  Evening steals in soft, spreading emerald quilt-corners at a country picnic, patchwork . of grasses. Water trickles slow, gossiping in wet whispers of fire-flies and wolf willows, long days . and scented nights. The sun teases, kissing here, nuzzling there, bleaching foliage with each .   encounter, painting with dappled brush a magnificent scene, “Pastoral Summer’s…

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Evening steals in soft,

spreading emerald

quilt-corners at a

country picnic, patchwork

.

of grasses. Water trickles

slow, gossiping in wet

whispers of fire-flies and

wolf willows, long days

.

and scented nights. The

sun teases, kissing here,

nuzzling there, bleaching

foliage with each

.

 

encounter, painting

with dappled brush

a magnificent scene,

“Pastoral Summer’s Eve’.

 

 

 

 

Responses to “Pastoral Summer’s Eve”

  1. Gallivanta

    Lovely; and, so, that’s what has been hidden under the snow for so long 😉

    1. melodylowes

      🙂 Pretty rude of winter to cover all that beauty up, isn’t it??

      1. Gallivanta

        YES.

  2. Janet Sketchley

    Beautiful imagery! Love the water gossiping in wet whispers.

    1. melodylowes

      Thank you Janet! This scene can’t help but inspire, don’t you think? It is very near my home, and a lovely trail to stir up the imagination.

  3. My Wyoming Adventure

    I could stare at that picture all day!

    1. melodylowes

      This is the view 1/4 mile from our driveway, the start to a wonderful quadding trail along our nearby creek. We are so blessed to have this in our ‘backyard’!

  4. The right mood

    What a lovely view in your picture, Melody! I can breathe the fresh air.. in these days down here, in Italy, it’s so desperately hot.. 😉

    1. melodylowes

      We have had lovely moderate temperatures with intermittent rain – the recipe for a good garden 😉 Thank you, Laura.

  5. greenlightlady

    Melody, this is so very lovely!

    Blessings ~ Wendy

    1. melodylowes

      Almost – not quite, because it’s missing my mountains – but ALMOST as nice as some of your local walking trails….

  6. Debbie

    Gorgeous, Melody! You took me there!

    1. melodylowes

      🙂 I missed out on a visit???

  7. Glenda Mills

    Just think it wasn’t long ago when we were waiting for such a time as this. Praise God summer has sprung!

    1. melodylowes

      Winter felt like it would never end for a while there – but ‘this too shall pass’. I can’t seem to get enough of this green, so I’m afraid I’m neglecting my housework in order to be outdoors as much as I can!! 🙂

  8. Caddo-Jael

    WOW-wonderful imagery, Mel!

    1. melodylowes

      Thanks CJ!! It’s rather a lovely view, I think…

  9. Charis Psallo

    So pretty. I can smell the grass.

    1. melodylowes

      I hope you don’t have allergies! 🙂

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