simple pleasures

[sasha]

 
waking up to an inch of snow when the NWS was calling for 4-8
a clean shave - stubble-free, even beside the Adam's apple
that first sip of morning coffee - hot, black, no sugar
the last shovelful of snow clearing the approach to your mailbox
feeding chickadees by hand
the sound of peepers
the first day of the year you go outside in a tee shirt
meeting a friendly dog while on a walk
rescuing a turtle from the road
toads
wild fruit
a just-because email from an old friend
completing a chore you'd dreaded
watching children play
lending a hand
having enough
 

[winddance]

the crackle of a fire
nose bump from a cat
watching robins pull worms
rest after a hard walk
a smile from a stranger
music

[sasha]

moonlight
the smell of balsam
finding something you thought you'd lost
the *snap* of the carabiner clipping the water bottle to my belt
a long-overdue haircut
fresh bedsheets