“The most significant gifts are the ones most easily overlooked. Small, everyday blessings: woods, health, music, laughter, memories, books, family, friends, second chances, warm fireplaces, and all the footprints scattered throughout our days.”
~ Sue Monk Kidd
masterwort, taken with my sol 45
This stem of masterwort was the only flower still thriving in the bouquet I had placed on the dining room table a few days ago. . Last night I cleared the others out and threw them in the compost, leaving this one stem in the vase. This morning I decided I like the simpleness of this arrangement, the oversized vase, along with the way that the stem laid within in it and so, I left it alone in the vase and placed it back on the table.
I am learning that that simple is often better, as is slowing down and taking time to rethink my day and all the simple goodness that surrounds me.
today::
a clean bedside drawer on my side of the bed
the anticipation of Percy coming for a slumber party tonight
walking through the tomato plants while enjoying the smell they emit when I brush up against them
self-seeding herbs that come back every year, their fragrance filling the garden with fresh dill, arugula and cilantro
Baker resting his head in my lap as I read a bit on the couch
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