Magic!  Toadstools have appeared by the shop.

Gratitude List:
1.  The scent of my friends lingering in the air around me after hugs.  All day, I catch these little wisps of scent that I can trace to people I hugged this morning.
2.  Being part of a community that welcomes and blesses the babies with great intention and love.  What joy.  And the sweet soft sounds of a contented baby in her grandfather’s arms next to me in church.
3.  My philosopher-son.  On the Sweet Honey song “On Children,” Ellis said, “Mom, I think that last verse is about not trying to make your children be like you, but trying to be more like them.”  Oh yes, kiddo, you got it.
4.  Steam rising from the roads after the storm.  That rain took the temperature down almost 20 degrees in 45 minutes.  Whoosh.
5.  The “Wheep!” of the great-crested flycatcher in the woods at my parents’ house.

May we walk in beauty.