Its June, and its going to be hot this week, predicted to hit the 90’s (32 to 35C for those of you who did go metric) every day. I don’t particularly love hot weather, so I’m not flummoxed on how to order my day. Exercise early, before the heat hits.
I’m a morning person, and I love being out and about as the day is beginning. I ran up on Davidson Mesa this morning, along with many others, some on bikes, some walking alone, some with friends, human and canine. The sun was up, but not yet scorching. Birds sang to each other, and I thanked them for their songs and said good morning. Right now, the grasses on the mesa are lush and green, and if this week continues hot and dry as predicted, they will brown quickly.
Back home, I took a walk through my yard and garden. Overnight, the poppies have popped. I’m always amazed how they go from tightly closed to open in a matter of minutes. The one in today’s photo is a volunteer, next to my early vegetables. Its more intensely orange than some of the others, and is just glowing in the sun! I may not love the heat of the summer, but the lush beauty of a summer morning is indeed a joyful thing.
While the poppy really captured my eye this morning, its not the only bloomer today, here are a few others for your morning stroll.
Curious Steph 
The poppy is absolutely lovely ❤️
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Thanks–yes, it struck me!
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Really lovely. I love the pattern in the centre of the flower. Keep cool today.
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Thanks–yes, the colors and patterns in the center were quite striking. I’ll stay relatively cool, being at the office most of the day now
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I too am an early riser. It’s a lot cooler in Ontario this week! Thank you for the photos. My Dad had poppy’s and iris reminds me of his garden.
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enjoy the cool!
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Those early morning walks are the best and I love your photograph of the poppy – absolutely beautiful! :o) xxx
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Beautiful garden. 🙂 This year I have had my first poppies.
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We were in peak summer in May, with temperatures going up to 37C, along with 70% humidity. Road running was quite a challenge. It just started pouring now – the monsoon is officially here and I’m cheering. Those are lovely flowers – such bright and vivid colors.
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its hot here, but not particularly humid. The hot humid combo is really hard, and you run such long distances–my morning 5k is not such a big deal. Enjoy the monsoons!
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Lovely! My poppies are just starting to bud. We were away all weekend and when I came back I was pleasantly surprised to see many of my daisies had opened!
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It’s amazing how fast things change this time of year
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Yes, and so much to see!
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You have a lovely garden. Really lovely.
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Thank you. Nice to hear as I am well aware of the weedy, messy parts that you don’t see
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lol. It happens, gardening is like housework, you just get finished and there’s more to do! lol it’s a “thankless” job in a sense, but rewarding so I guess that makes it a labour of love?! 🙂
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wow! the flowers look amazing. I love the irises. The poppy is a gorgeous color and the roses are lovely.
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this is the best time of year around here for flowers. The vigor of spring and early summer before they recoil from the heat and lack of rain.
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That is very true. The heat really makes for a short flowering season in Arizona.
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