I hope you all you had great weekend and for all of you in the states, I hope you were able to celebrate the Memorial Day Holiday with your loved ones. We went out to the Zilker Park Botanical Gardens. It started raining as soon as we went in but we didn’t see anyone else around for at least 30 minutes so it was peaceful to sit and watch the rain and just be surrounded by nature. The rain finally stopped and we wandered around the different installations.
My husband was busy practicing his photography so while I waited for him at one point I just sat on a rock near a garden rivulet and watch the dragonflies that were flying around the flowers. I closed my eyes, focused on my breathing and listened to the water. It was lovely.
We would have stayed longer but it was starting to get a bit more crowded and warming up a lot more so we came back home and enjoyed a delicious corn and nectarine tabbouleh salad for lunch. I think this will become a go to salad during the summer.
We are both taking a few days off from work this week so we’ll see what else we get up to. It is supposed to rain most of the week but just to know we can enjoy some down time is great.
Now the books, I finally finished The Sixth Extinction and the last two chapters were great. It may have taken me a long time to finish but am so glad I read this book. I also read, Shadow on the Fens by Joy Ellis, Infinite Country by Patricia Engle, Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin, and Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian. I really enjoyed all of my books and will tell you more about them soon.
I’m excited about 10 Books for Summer and I also made a few book purchases in May so I’ll tell you about those in my next post. I hope you had a great month and would love to hear about your summer reading plans.
Looks like you had a super calm and relaxing weekend getaway. Nothing like a bit of green and rain sounds to refresh the mind. And that salad sounds yummy, I’m going to have to look up recipes!
Sounds like a wonderful way to enjoy a garden, Iliana. Here’s to more garden and bookstore visits in June!
Love that pic, Iliana! So beautiful! Glad to hear you guys had a wonderful time. And yay for book purchases! I haven’t been to a bookstore for a while but I did make some online purchases. Happy reading! 🙂
Hooray for a little rain, right? The gardens sound like a peaceful place to sit and relax.
I never would have thought to combine peaches with corn, but that salad looks delicious! Thanks for the link to the recipe. I’ll have to give it a try later this summer.
That salad looks amazing. Going to have to make that.
We definitely need to visit the Naples Botanical Gardens before we head north…. haven’t been since before Covid and your experience reminds me how much I love it there. And that salad sounds delicious!