The Smell of Lavender

Walk­ing around Mer­cer Island yes­ter­day, we enjoyed the sights and smells of laven­der bloom­ing every­where. It’s early sum­mer here, with long and sunny days; col­ors don’t start fad­ing until sun­set begins around 9:30 PM. Just per­fect for din­ner and a glass on wine on the deck over­look­ing the hills that ring Lake Wash­ing­ton.

The smell of laven­der trig­gers fond mem­o­ries of last summer’s trip to Provence for an Anusara yoga retreat with some girl­friends from my days at Apple. We passed this hill town as we were dri­ving through the coun­try­side, leav­ing south­ern France and head­ing north for a week­end in Bur­gundy.

Mean­while, here in Seat­tle, we’re get­ting ready for Inde­pen­dence Day fire­works and gourmet bar­be­cues with friends.

Happy Fourth!