Daily Pickings

It's another BEAUTIFUL spring/summer day here in the Pacific Northwest! I can't decide what season this is since it is June, so that sounds like summer, but its been 65-70 degrees and sunny every day for six weeks, which very definitely not any sort of summer that I'm used to!  My idea of summer is more along the lines of clothes sticking to your back sweat one minute after stepping outside, taking a shower three times a day, and thinking you might actually die if you go out without your water bottle.   Apparently from June until September I can expect this amazing, refreshing, and perfect-for-gardening weather. LOVE IT.

Here's what I picked today:
Calendula, chickweed, plantain, and lavender to go in an herbal body oil.
Raspberry leaves and peppermint for tea.