Savoring Sunlight

 Savoring simple daily pleasures

I like to think I take pause and observe the everyday, every day. This week I have been wonderfully reminded to do so even more as the glorious sunshine has finally decided to break through the rain clouds for more than the briefest of moments. The feeling of it kissing my shin and warming my face as I lifted it to its rays was just wonderful. the warmth was surprising even as the day started so cold and I was wrapped up in many layers while the sun was still low in the sky and working hard to burn off the mist and fog. By late afternoon it was positively spring like! Quite, quite marvelous! 

After many months of no one day being completely dry and far more often than not, very wet indeed, the luxury of being able to go for an afternoon walk with no umbrella, no rain coat and bright blue skies- even returning home with dry toes was quite a treat! I savored every moment and appreciated it all the more. 

It's encouraged me to start thinking about spring being round the corner, and mentally planning the garden jobs I'm looking forward to getting into- planting, tidying and enjoying watching d=spring spring into life. Amazingly, despite the rain and cols the planters on the deck I planted with spring bulbs have already bloomed- the hyacinth's, sadly, have already been and gone and I wasn't able to fully enjoy them as was hardly able to be out of doors much less relaxing on the deck with coffee. I did, however, snip a lone Jonquil- Earlicheer, which I placed in a bud vase on my bedside cabinet- that tiny little rain washed bloom is scenting our entire primary bedroom with is distinctive fragrance. It stops me in my stride if I walk up stairs with clean laundry, or to take my shower- just to take a moment to breath in the scent and appreciate all the nature has miraculously produced from the bulb I planted a few short months ago. 

That analogy can perhaps be applied to our lives, allowing things to take time, having patience AND faith , run their natural course. A seemingly wizened brown papery bulb, laid in damp dark soil, and then a determined green shoot, reaching for the light, growing and strengthening each day, until a bud form and finally bursts forth in all its scented, colorful springtime glory. 

And suddenly its August....

A huge treat this weekend, lakeside dinner at a fabulous French restaurant and an Agatha Christie play at the theatre. Moments to savor indeed.