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Happy 4th of July! Jonathan and I actually aren’t doing much to celebrate. We were out of town 3 weekends in June, so we are looking forward to being at home and relaxing . . . and working. I have a landscape design I need to finish and Jonathan is starting to study for his Professional Engineer Exam. But this is a 3-day weekend! So we are leisurely. Reading in bed, then eating watermelon for breakfast on the deck. That’s celebratory!

The weather has been nice this week, for a Hotlanta summer. Highs below 90, a couple nights around 60, and a break from the intense humidity – it’s cool enough to turn off the air-conditioning and open the screen door. Sometimes we bring Isabelle out on the deck with us, which makes her day! She enjoys walking along the railing, inspiring fear in us, yet awe at her grace and agility.

This is the watermelon we bought with the Vidalia onions on our way back from Savannah. I mostly spit my seeds in a little dish, but Jonathan likes to practice his aim by spitting at various targets.

I planted a container on the deck with a lovely rex begonia and some impatiens a month or so ago. As they grow, they’re weaving together beautifully and making me smile.

We’ll be taking the rest of the day as it comes. We may laze about, we may do some of our work (it’s possible!) We may go watch fireworks, or to the movies.  But we’ll definitely be enjoying ourselves and doing things only as the mood strikes – like eating watermelon for breakfast.