Sweet sweet summertime

I'm in Spokane for the Summer Solstice visiting my daughter, which is one sweet summertime treat! We walked the Centennial Trail through town and she ditched her shoes to dash through the water park with the other kids. 

We walked about five miles on the trail. Here we are above the Spokane River. And below are some more summery shots from the walk.

The day before, we strolled through beautiful Manito Park and spent an hour in the shade of a giant Rainier cherry tree watching a fat marmot gorge on fallen cherries. Robins also loved the fruit, and one looked positively drunk. As humans walked by, they also stopped to pluck ripe cherries from the tree.

We also smelled the roses, something we do every time I visit in the summer.

Back at her house, everything is pretty -- we like the same colors!

I've been getting a lot of snuggle time with her five silky soft fluffy house rabbits.

On the trip up, our pilot did a nice fly by of Mount Rainier -- so different from the dry desert that I left behind.

Speaking of the desert, back home in Tucson this is summer:

My summer spirit doll:

Have a summery day