I have to admit, I’m not usually a fan of late summer.  Aside from being super hot and muggy, it usually arrives with that feeling of overwhelm.  The garden bugs, the harvesting, the processing, the weeds… And it’s just SOOO hot!

But then there are things like this that remind me of the beauty of this time:

Sunflower

Passion Flower

Hops growing over the chicken coop.

Hops stroubles, gathered and being tinctured!