List the scents, spaces, textures and sounds that bring you joy:
- Ah, for scents there is lilac in spring and milkweed in summer, sheets from the clothesline, a ripe tomato, and the fresh smell of the air when on the water. There is the foul odor of whatever my dogs have last rolled in, that makes me smile only because they take such pride in it. “Oh, Rosa Parks, you smell disgusting,” I say. In response, she smiles, her head held high.
- Spaces: in the woods, near the water. I like wide spaces like fields and beaches; I like close spaces like narrow lanes, city streets, my little garden, and my comfortable chair.
- I like the textures of velvet, corduroy, linen and silk. I enjoy the textures found in nature, from patterns in the sand, to the lines on a leaf.
- Birdsong is bringing me joy this morning. The sounds of laughter, baby chatter, and the voices of people that I love. Music.
My garden
The wooded path I take to walk the dogs
Fox Lake
Hollyhock entertaining one busy bee
Happiness in spades, or should I say, in spaces of Mother Nature. xo