“Deep summer
is when laziness
finds respectability.”
— Sam Keen
“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” — Henry James
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Legacy of Beauty — A peaceful Lieutenant River wends its way through Old Lyme, Connecticut, site of the early 1900’s Lyme Art Colony of Impressionist painters. Colony artists returned to the Florence Griswold House summer after summer to paint the surrounding rural beauty.
Photo by Mary O’Connor
© 2019
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 
Love this! 🙂 There really is nothing like a lazy, summer afternoon!!!
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We wait all year for them!
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Can’t we extend that quote for all the year?! 😀
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Wish so!
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Absolutely love this, Mary. I don’t know about where you are, but signs of Fall are already evident here. Your image is gorgeous! I can just imagine a laid back quiet picnic.
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We need to enjoy every moment of these fleeting summer days!
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AGREED!!
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