Summer Tent & Swine Flu

We managed to set up the Summer Tent just in time for the overcast solstice. Now we're waiting for some sunshine to heat things up, so we want to rest it our shady tent. In the meantime, I'm drinking hot tea out there and shivering off the flu. Between this viral attack and the weather, it really does feel a bit like fall around here. Still, the raspberries are getting ripe and the girls are finally wearing short-sleeved shirts - Summer has come at last!

These photos are of the first draft of this year's Summer Tent. We've been tinkering with things since I took these, and the ground is finally dry enough for a pile of pillows on a carpet of blankets. It's a work in progress until the day we take it down!