illustration, text: shiika
record of the month : Virginia Astley - From Gardens Where We Feel Secure

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"July"

Clear blue sky and fresh clouds.
Sweat dripping in the hot, lukewarm wind.
It evokes the fresh feeling of a summer day.
It's a nostalgic feeling that I've seen someday, heard about someday, but don't know yet.

I have memories of summer gardens.
When I woke up early in the morning, I could only hear the sounds of insects in the grass in the backyard, and all the other creatures were still asleep.
The silence took my breath away.
Because I didn't know about such a garden.

A little late in the morning, there was no trace of that anymore, and it was just a normal garden.
It was a leisurely summer day, with the green grass swaying in the sunlight.