labor day means no labor

 if you were coming over today 

I would first offer you some sun tea...

 and a place to sit down

 and then I'd offer you some wursts,

sweet potato fries (the best from Trader Joes).

green beans marinated with onions and olive oil,

peppers cooked about 2 hours on the stove in balsamic vinegar...

and then let out Zoe to keep you company...

and you would hear the nearby fountain

bubbling away

as the glass balls clink

and 

 then you'd see the newly discovered bird's nest
sitting atop its new home...

 and the sun would slowly go down
on this perfect day

 but the fun would just begin.

 we get so few perfectly beautiful summer days here in the PNW
so I just had to share some more photos of the yard
so I can remember it when the weather turns,
which will be soon enough.

 I had fun overlaying these 2 old papers.

you are welcome to pull them off and use them for your photo enhancing.
I first used them here.
So what are you doing to celebrate 
the final days of summer?
ready for the cool crisp days of autumn?
not me...more summer please.
and I do believe today will find me in the studio 
dabbling in some plaster and joint compound too
after I have had my sun fix 
and given you your second helping of iced tea ;)