Flora and Fauna and Fireflies in June

And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days;
Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune,
And over it softly her warm ear lays:
Whether we look, or whether we listen,
We hear life murmur, or see it glisten...

James Russell Lowell

1819 - 1891

This precious little fawn was right outside the classroom windows on Tuesday morning while his mother foraged in the nearby woods.  Quite a distraction for students taking their final exams!

She would check on him from the edge of the woods every half hour or so.  After several hours, she walked up to him and then led him back into the woods.  With a stone wall perpendicular to the school for additional protection, the doe probably thought he would be safe in the open grassy area.

Closer to home, the Asiatic lilies next to the deck are beginning to bloom now.  Last night I saw my first firefly of the season when I took Kita out at bedtime.  Fireflies are a sure sign that summer is upon us. 

The weather was perfect today with low humidity and highs around 77--a great beginning to summer vacation for Farmington's schoolchildren who finished the school year yesterday.  I have only 3-4 days of work left!  It takes about 6 weeks to get comfortable in a new school, so just as I'm really getting settled, my sub job will end.  I am looking forward to spending some time with Adria before she goes back home.

In honor of Flag Day, here's a photo of the display outside of Crate and Barrel in Blue Back Square.  When we went to the West Hartford Center craft fair on Sunday, we walked right by it!