Twenty simple pleasures for a nearly Spring day

1. Making a whistle from an acorn cap
2. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
3. Clean laundry smell
4. Birds who cover the land and jump into the air for a brief moment when startled
5. Driving with the windows open
6. Sunshine, warmth, and the need for sunglasses
7. Watching the hum and buzz of life within nearby small towns
8. Having a 5-year old neighbor introduce his stuffed moose
9. Leaving the coat unbuttoned and the scarf on the backseat
10. My father's laughter floating in from the side yard
11. Iced green tea
12. Opening the blinds and leaving the lights off
13. Running along sidewalks with Ariana
14. Watching Simon lie in the sun - eyes half-closed in blissful, doggy meditation
15. Little tuplips striving to peek from beneath forgotten fall leaves
16. Noticing a beautiful sunset out the back door with a smile of a moon framed between two trees
17. Turning the thermostat down, not hearing the heat come on, and still feeling comfortable
18. Conversations about God, politics, love, choice, struggle, oppression, justice, and the paranormal
19. Watching TV on the couch next to Andy
20. Clean sheets... and a feeling of yummy, happy, sleeeeeepy exhaustion