The beginning of summer

I know that summer is just beginning, but it seems that I'm already waving the white flag. I've always been a fall girl myself.  There are things to recommend the warm, hazy summer months, no doubt. Still, since becoming a mom, watching my daughter sweat her afternoons away makes me even more acutely aware of the temperature.  Nothing to do on this warm Sunday afternoon but read and hope a breeze comes in through the window....

It does not take a toddler long in a new space to scatter detritus about.