grateful for today:

meditated

talked to my dad on the phone

walked with two of my most favorite beings

worked

found a new home for stretch appeal soft

shared time with a like-minded teacher

received a sublime massage

took myself out to dinner

had the most delicious risotto with gulf shrimp, arugula and fresh green beans
(see above photo)

to-go cheese cake

walked home

had fun taking selfies
(see below photos)

melt-in-your-mouth good cheese cake

hints of lemon and lavender

beckoned outside by two loudly singing birds

both dangling on the tippy top of the tree that sits just outside of my urban terrace

i know that sound

i lived on the Willamette river for 15 years

i go out to terrace

it's like watching puppies rolling on the grass

these two birds

loud - happy - playful

looking for me

i speak to them in my bird voice

they both turn 180 degrees
quiet

i giggle and keep calling to them

they watch me

i watch them

they fly away.