Here in Ohio some schools have already gone back, buses are out picking up kids before 7am, and meanwhile I'm still out photographing butterflies at 2:30pm everyday ... because that's when they are the most prolific! Summer has gone by so fast here and fall is just around the corner. If you're anything like me, time is going by way too fast and all you're trying to do is have it slow down so you can enjoy just a little more of it. The world seems to want to go by faster and faster. Productivity apps urge us to get more done, audiobooks encourage us to 'read' without actually having to read at all, and virtual assistants are there to help us too ... sometimes the world is set on such a high speed I find myself begging for it to slow down. 

     There's only a few ways I can get my world to slowdown. I can get it to slow down by spending time eating dinner around an actual table, without the distraction of a TV, and enjoy warm conversation with my husband. Sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while reading a book. Sculpt with clay for a few hours, without worrying about the time. Carve out time to spend with my friends, in person, over the phone, via zoom, or some other techy-connection. And one of my favorites ... watching the butterflies, hummingbird moths, and real hummingbirds come to eat their fill of nectar every day around 2:30pm. It's a glorious and beautiful thing!