Looking closely.
I've started painting my house and the color choice was inspired by roses...
Still reading Blue Highways:
"At High Hill, two boys were flying gaudy butterfly kites that pulled hard against their leashes. No strings, no flight." William Least Heat-Moon
I have also started reading Summer Solstice by Nina Maclaughlin. In Maclaughin's essay, I am reminded that there are two standard ways to measure seasons; one being the meteorological calendar (quarterly) and the other the astronomical calendar (the length of the day). The days are seeming very long right now...
Sunrise: 5:07 AM Sunset: 9:11 PM