Wonders of My Small World

This month, I wanted to reflect on what I am grateful for. And happily, there are so many to choose from that these are only the things I could easily come up with in one sitting:

Butterflies landing on my shoulder

Patterned grooves of fossils

Intricate spider webs created overnight

Quiet smiles of a funny moment memory

Lime green inchworms curling and stretching

Skyping someone who’s 14 hours away

Shoulder massages that hurt at first before relaxing you to your knees

Warmed, glistening milk chocolate chips waiting to be stirred

Moths with giant hairy ears perched outside a window

Impromptu philosophical discussions while sharing wine and cheese

Hummingbirds hovering close by

Crisp new books inviting me in

Fiddleheads unfurling into maidenhair fronds

Many hands that make light work of a big job

The riot of colourful leaves before their bittersweet end

Juicy wild raspberries

Easy access to music recorded live on stage

Being on the same wavelength

Monarch caterpillars gorging on butterfly weed

The earthy smell of shaven black walnut wood

The deep colour of a clear blue night

40 years of birthday cards from my grandparents

The suspension of an outside world and slow absorption back to reality after leaving the movie theatre in the middle of the day

Greeting my husband in a crowded public space from across the room with a smile

Beautiful stone tiles that serve as organic artwork on the walls

Watching the hard-fought win of a closely-matched game

Discovering you have the same question as other Googlers, and better yet, finding the right answer

My blog readers…thanks for hanging in there with me.