I went out to greet the morning…

…and found that she had laid for me, a dew-studded carpet…

…She wore the sweet fragrance of lavender and orange-blossoms…

…intoxicating my senses as I meandered down a forgotten path.

I passed by a well-tended garden, fresh produce at the ready…

…and paused inside an enchanted glen to sit upon a mossy rock…
and [...]

One of my goals for this year is to become proficient in using/riding the train and bus system where I live.  I think the bulk of my trepidation regarding this venture comes from a rather miserable mishap I had years ago in college.
One of my dear friends and I worked for an afterschool daycare program [...]

I have been sitting at this computer nearly all afternoon doing paperwork.  Ugh.  And I mistakenly thought that homework would end when grad school did!  Hahaha…silly me!
Back sore, bum numb, I decided to get up, walk around and get some fresh air.  As I walked about the house I noticed simple beauty all around me.  [...]