transitioning to summer

it feels like spring just arrived, and already we are in full transition to summer. you know how it is when one person in a house is really busy, and then the whole household feels busy, even when the others aren’t? that’s how i feel about this spring: it was so condensed, and so explosive, that even though i am personally having a fairly relaxed few weeks, i feel somewhat breathless nevertheless. i just want to throw my hands up in the air and shout “why are we all in such a hurry? can’t we all calm down a bit and relax?” then i remind myself…nature makes no mistakes.

bearded iris buds (Iris germanica)