perfect day

we woke at 8. max and i. tea and email. max romped in the dewy grass for a bit and i tried to find more dead snakes. instead i found that our flowers in the back are daffodils! i am going to try and move them to the front because they are just in the middle of our backyard and lonely.

i took max for a long walk. the sun is high and the wind is warm. we took our usual route up the road from our house and onto the side road where not much traffic comes and the road winds back and forth through farm land. there are no crops yet this year, just freshly tilled land for miles all around.

the wind blew warm and fresh with the smells of grass and dirt and a tiny hint of manure. i would say the temperature is around 80. if we had a little lake and a boat we would be sailing. that's how strong and steady the wind is.

we rounded the first of several bends and came to a long stretch of road. the wind seemed to bend with us and tease our hair just a little leaving the forceful wind behind us. the clouds are those little wispy ones that fill the sky with patchy gauze.

it was beautiful and it made me cry. i was so happy it made me cry. i'm a big baby and it's true most things make me cry for one reason or another. but all this serenity and me - in the middle of it - overwhelmed me a bit. my environment makes me moody. i am sensitive i guess.

yesterday our neighbor burned the brush in his front yard. it was strange to me. but i grew up in the city. today he is mowing for the first time since last fall. i should be doing the same. at the very least i should rake the leaves and get the yard ready for future mowing. i like doing country things. it's much better than anything in the city.

even if i don't get to go to my favorite organic vegetarian restaurant everyday.