Port Alberni Owl - local photographer took this shot out the window to their back yard
Today, for the first time since last fall, I :
heard the loud roar of a lawn mower;
inhaled the scent of fresh-grass cuttings, smelling like childhood;
was outside without a jacket;
drove with the window down;
had my first barbecue;
sat on the porch swing;
watched the dogs lounging all afternoon
in the warm sunlight -
all the heartwarming, ordinary/extraordinary
- (since winter was so long) -
pleasures of early spring.
