Dear Lord, lest I forget the goodness of these warm seasons–this spring and this summer are a collage of my favorite moments. How rich and how abundant the last six months have been. Tomorrow is autumn’s equinox and the perfect time to reflect. Since I saw you last; I shaved my head over the bathroom sink, traveled to Alaska and swam with an iceberg (RIP titanic), constructed a high tunnel, received good news and bad, quit two jobs, donated half my closet, sold my furniture, and did a heck of a lot of dilly-dallying.
- When strangers hold the door.
- Lavina’s fresh cut flowers at the farmers market.
- I should also add Lavina’s cinnamon rolls at the farmers market.
- When the ground finally thaws in the spring, it’s almost too cold to touch. But the birds and the frogs chirp and sing while I work up the dirt and prepare for planting.
- A day at the greenhouse with a latte in hand.
- Mowing the lawn in the sun!
- Laying out in the sun with a book and a snack and three different beverages.
- Driving my truck on back roads.
- Jumping in Bass Lake after a hot day of chores.
- Running around the yard with Honey.
- Dodging Honey and Obadiah’s enthusiastic, dangerous, wild zoomies with Bethany.
- Doing front- and back-flips off of Bethany’s paddleboard in the middle of the lake. Admittedly, my back-flips are less of a flip and more of an “L” shaped flop.
- Dinner at Lauren’s house.
- My dad misattributed Fat Bastard’s “Well I didn’t have any corn!” quote to Shrek. I’m still rolling.
- Torching things in the burn barrel–(RIP my lashes).
- I cannot stress this enough–a hot shower.
- I have a patchouli + lavender essential oil roll-on that makes me feel nice.
- Using the library’s wifi.
- Dilly-dallying.
- Mountains.
- Did you know there’s a free clinic in Rice Lake? How abundant and generous our community is.
- There are wild hazelnuts, blueberries, apples, and cherries growing on my land. Who even knew?
- When a flock of birds dance together in the sky, gently floating and soaring in unison.
- Justin Bieber’s “Daisies”.
- Lil Yachty’s “Magic in the Hamptons”
- Dan’s Monday morning phone call to reflect on the weekend’s progress.
- Bri gulps like a frog when something spooky or unexpected happens.
- Going out for a rip with Ashly.
- Puzzlin’.
- Did I mention laying in the sun?
- An afternoon nap.
- Teamwork that makes the dream work, am I right?
- Squealing with delight when something delights me.
- There’s a man painting tropical leafy greens next to me at the library, and another editing photos on his laptop. And I’m writing this list. The public library is a sacred place.
- Yapping.