I got a new bird feeder - they WILL love me, darn it!! I put the new one where I can see the birds better - and hopefully, photograph them…
…that leads me to another love: photography. Byron surprised me by saying he’s cutting his conference call short so he can take me to get a bigger lens today! (He’s just trying to make me feel better, since I looked so pitiful last night waiting for trick-or-treaters…I jumped up and down when a cute little boy ninja finally came!) I also need a new battery because my camera has been hesitating and making me miss shots.
Also, I’m in love with our fish tank. Watching fish is wonderful - I recommend it as stress-relief. Of course, now I want to get more fish - some red ones, I think…
Finally, I’m in love with this:
(a ruby red fainting couch!)
I think I just like to say “ruby red fainting couch”! I think I’ll make that my phrase of the day. I think I’ll walk around saying “…and a ruby red fainting couch” randomly.
It’s fun being in love - I highly recommend it!
Peace (…and a ruby red fainting couch!).
I had so many plans today - since I thought I was on the mend. But, I guess I pushed a little too hard yesterday…so I had to move more slowly than I had planned this morning.
I tried to take some photos of my songbirds - they were so lovely - but by the time I got my camera and got close enough, they were hiding among the trees just out of range of my lens. I need a bigger lens!
But watching them was still a joy.
Lunch with Amanda and Leigh Ann was also wonderful. It’s nice to have friends that don’t expect…anything from you - you can just be you - whatever that means.
The sun came out for a little while today - it was so uplifting! There’s a storm coming toward South Florida, so it’s been unusually windy and gray…I love the fall, but I miss the sun so much when it’s gray even for a couple of days. As much as I dream of snow, it’s a blessing to live somewhere where the sun shines almost all of the time.
So, it’s a pleasant Tuesday - thanks to all of the pleasant things around me - good friends, loving family, my songbirds, roses, a lovely salad, Advil, and being able to take my time getting ready for the day…Pleasantville.
It’s a nice place to live.
Peace.
…so it’s been cooler here in florida - cooler than hot. i’m a wimp when it comes to cold weather, but as the holidays approach, i begin to long for something that i don’t have: cold weather, snow, having to scrape the ice off of your windshield in the morning, searching for warm socks, coming in to a roaring fire, mittens, scarves, knit caps, seeing your breath in front of you as you breath…
i’ve lived in other climates, so i know how these things feel. i also know their draw-backs - like how the snow never quite looks the same after it’s been on the ground for days, like how it’s such a chore just to get dressed to go…anywhere - and getting a baby/small child ready…a nightmare! i know the realities.
but realities don’t really play a part in my dreams.
in my december dreams:
- it always smells like apples and cinnamon
- the snow looks clean and new no matter how many cars drive on it
- you always have enough wool socks to keep warm
- everyone listens to christmas music…all the time - but it never gets old
- everyone is smiling and at peace
- the fire is always perfect - and no one has to go out in the cold to get more wood…
- the air is crisp and invigorating
- snow ball fights, snowmen, snow angels…snow.
it’s nice to dream.
they say this week will be in the eighties…but cloudy, so it will feel cooler.
but in my heart, it’s just beginning to snow…
peace.
The pursuit of happiness…
It’s “Happy Wednesday”, so I’m thinking today about things that make me happy.
Some of these things are obvious:
- when any of my children smile…and no matter how big they get, to me they still look 3.
- when byron says i still look like i did 20 years ago…even though he misplaces his glasses on a regular basis.
- when a friend sees my shortcomings and faults, but chooses to like (not just love) me anyway.
- all holidays…especially thanksgiving and christmas.
(I said some were obvious!)
And some are more personal and random:
- scoring an “excellent” or higher on the vocab. quiz in the reader’s digest.
- scoring above “just plain stupid” on the triangle game at cracker barrel.
- finding a new color of rose bush…and getting it in the ground before it dies.
- taking a beautiful photograph…even if no one else sees the beauty but me.
- being able to be quiet and witness the silence…the brief moment between when the noise of the day ends and the sounds of the evening begin.
- being dressed-up and “sparkly” on sunday morning, and not being recognizable as the same person on monday.
- being loud and flamboyant - ready to fight the world…and knowing i’ll win.
- being soft and quiet - ready to listen and write a poem to express my feelings.
- spending time with my girls, and watching them develop their own areas of happiness…when they are similar to mine…but, especially when they’re not.
- spending time with my boys…when my 10 year old acts like a protective little man, and my 6 year old looks at me like i’m pretty.
- when byron asks for my advice…whether he uses it or not - but especially when he does.
- when my dogs want my attention more than anything else.
- hearing a great new blonde joke…especially one that doesn’t resemble something i’ve done or said…or especially when it’s exactly like something i’ve done or said.
- knowing that peacefulness is more beautiful than beauty that’s not at peace…
- peace.
So many things make me happy. This blog makes me happy. When others read and contribute…from their heart, it makes me happy.
Happy Wednesdays make me happy, too. Of course, happiness is more about perspective than anything else…
So, today I choose to be happy…it’s Happy Wednesday, after all! 
Besides, Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner (I’m gonna go buy a new cinnamon scented broom…they make me happy, too!).
Have peace and happiness today.
Peace.
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