Walking along an alley in Penzance to the car park after yesterday’s talk at The Acorn, we saw a trellis full of Passion Flowers – such a beautiful and intricate bloom. Our plant is nowhere near blooming but we do have lots of buds.
Driving away we went past these colourful flower filled boxes.
I’ve long loved this little poem by Goethe. It is called Song of the Traveller at Evening and was translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It was in a little collection I had as a child.
It has been an indoor day for me again as the heatwave continues, 29C today, doing lots of reading!
nrhatch
July 11, 2026 at 9:24 pm
Stay chill, Sally! It’s 94F here (about 34C). Very thankful for the A/C at this time of year. And for books! I added another one of your recommendations to my library queue ~ !uite Ugly One Morning.
mybeautfulthings
July 11, 2026 at 9:58 pm
It’s 34 in London and, as we aren’t used to temperatures like this, there’s very little A/C. Our local library is offering itself as a cool space for people to take refuge.
My brother (in Atlanta) just finished the one the writer was talking about on Thursday, Quite Ugly One Evening. I hope you enjoy it when your turn arrives. 🙂
utesmile
July 11, 2026 at 7:19 am
Beautiful, keep cool😄🧊
mybeautfulthings
July 11, 2026 at 10:38 pm
And you. I think it’s even hotter where you are. 😊