Three beautiful things from my past week:

1. Anna had a belated birthday party, so we got a chance to see her and Greg’s new house. It’s very nice, with a back deck to enjoy on pleasant evenings, and we spent a little while out there talking with them after everyone else left. They said it was their first party ever, so it felt lovely to be included.

2. I harvested what, to this point, is the only squash of this summer’s gardening. There are some more flowers on the plant, so there’s a chance that I could get more.

3. I’m up in Connecticut this weekend, so not around for the final days of the outdoor pool season. So Wednesday afternoon, I headed over and spent a little while paddling around the pool. I didn’t get to the pool as much as I’d meant to this summer, but some is better than not at all.

How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?