REMEMBERING

Cool morning garden walk is welcome after weeks of unrelenting heat. Remembering how much enjoyment comes from watching things grow when the threat of ending up a puddle of sweat on the ground doesn’t exist. Birds chirp to a brand new day, crickets hold on to the last bit of night, and a feeling of joy flutters around as bumble bees go about pollenating. Even the plants and insects seem happier with a break from the heat. You can hear it, almost feel it. As if none of us are rushing to get to the next cool place but rather we all linger and move slower, finding joy in the momentary breeze.