Tea with sunflowers

Summer, in temperament (and temperature) only, is still with us. The only difference is the early morning autumn light is no longer overhead. Already the day is heating up.


In order to get a decent photo, I had to lighten (brighten) this photo in Photoshop all the way to the right of the spectrum. At least my grass doesn't look black and my plant actually looks a bit like the wild sunflower it is.


My tea began hot. It was an experiment to see if the glass would hold the intense heat needed for steeping tea. This is a glass of oolong made using a tea bag that I steeped in the house and brought outside, then poured in the glass. Thankfully, the glass held up, not just under the heat, but also the sudden addition of ice cubes.

Why the experiment? My friend Cath recently asked if I had used the tea she sent me that blossoms into something (hopefully lovely) in the glass when subjected to hot water. I explained I needed a glass or clear mug that would hold up under the heat and, at that time, the summer's intense heat made it too hot to experiment. So this morning I was outside with the hot tea, and that glass took everything I threw at it. Now I know it is safe to use for the tea blossoms I plan to use next week. And while I'm throwing ice in this glass, why not visit Kimmie and the rest of my Tea Tuesday friends at Art in Red Wagons.

After I pay a long overdue visit to a few of my friends, I'm going to try to find out why my e-mail no longer works. So please don't e-mail me. It could take awhile before I respond.