Portland has seen summer! It took a while with the sun hiding and temps mellowing in the 60′s, but last week we got our first taste of summer quite brutally with highs of 99! I loved it…until it was time to sleep then not so much. Thank goodness for fans.

Here is what I have been up to so far this summer…

Playing around with sparklers! We set the camera to a S L O W shutter speed, this is my version of TwoHearts!

We got this wooden flag this year at Ross! Under $10

4th of July Nails! I did them myself

cool flower display at my local grocery store!

Ft.Vancouver Fireworks, known to be the Best Fireworks show in the West

Beautiful basket I put together this year, I just grabbed a few things in the hanging basket isle and this is what came out.

Found this at the Dollar Store! They sell bigger versions on TV (two thumbs up for my Nails designs!)

Mini Plant Genie