Sweet

 

Sweet, simple and lazy. A vanilla butter cake batter, covered with peach slices and cinnamon sugar. The cake bakes and the batter rises up around the peaches, which get juicy and soft. Don't forget ice cream.  Actually, you could use any fruit for this simple kuchen and look like you know what you're doing.

The weather has been as sweet as it gets in Seattle, but the days anything but lazy. I'm playing catch up here after being gone and have something every day this week, including the opportunity to play ukulele four times with my three groups which is a bit over-the-top. 

When I have a few minutes, I like sitting in this secluded corner under the shade of the black pussy willow shrub/tree. It feels like a sanctuary with the noise of the city all around. 

It sounds frantic out there especially late in the day when people are rushing around, but the yard is filled with birds and bees. Along with the overgrown flower beds, the main attraction is water in hot weather, and we keep the bird baths filled. Wild creatures like a messy yard and the place is teeming with insect life. Why kill the innocent with poison spray.

Mr. Robin, taking a refreshing bath last night...