Taking a Breath

After a whirlwind spring of planting, shipping, celebrating, and growing, June has been a month to simply breathe. Everything is in the ground. The fields are starting to look lush and green. The hard work of the last few months is beginning to show its early summer beauty.

This is the season where we take a moment to look around and absorb it all- the sweet peas climbing their trellises, the dahlias stretching toward the sun, the quiet hum of the farm settling into summer. It’s a time of gratitude, reflection, and gentle tending. The chaos of spring has settled, and now we watch as it all begins to bloom.

This month, it was so important for me to give myself permission to take this slow down. After months of nonstop movement- book launches, plantings, renovations, and more- I carved out space for quiet days with my family and long, lingering moments around the farm. I picked handfuls of flowers just for me, without a deadline or camera in sight, letting the joy of the season soak in fully. It’s easy to get caught in the momentum of the work, but this month reminded me that rest is part of the rhythm too.

The roses and peonies have been in full bloom, filling the air with their soft, sweet fragrance and turning the garden into a fairytale. The rose garden by the house has become a favorite retreat! One of those places that feels suspended in time. The blooms are generous and wild in the best way, and their beauty feels like a reward for all the planning and pruning that came before. June mornings spent wandering those plants are some of my most cherished moments of the season.

This pause doesn’t mean everything stops! We’re still harvesting, weeding, and preparing for events, but there’s a steadier rhythm to June. It’s a moment to appreciate the work already done, to let inspiration catch up to us, and to make space for the joy in it all.

Wishing you moments of peace and reflection wherever you are in your own season.