920. every seat is the best seat in the house

morning coffee out

my main street seat occupied

stairway view’s  just fine 🦊❤️

I have a new place to have coffee out. It doesn’t take me long to habituate to a place and settle into finding my “favorite seating spot” that I come to consider my own.  Well yesterday someone was in my favorite seat and I had to make do with a seat in the back of the shop, looking out a window at steps coming from the apartment above. All in all the temporary arrangement worked out because I got a great haiku from it. 🦊❤️

 

919. crawling with art lovers

uninvited guest

an arachnid art lover

an eight legged gem 🦊❤️

At yesterday’s art opening at a beautiful gallery in a pretty posh area, I was fascinated by one of the art lovers in attendance.  It was a gem of a find! 🦊❤️

 

918. the hunter

deep within the tree

the red tailed hawk perched… and looked

so glad i’m so big  🦊❤️

I marvel at the vigilance, speed, tactics, grace and maneuverability of the Red Tailed hawk.  To watch them shift from a glide to a lightning speed dive toward prey is jaw dropping.  Then… to watch them ascend with their next meal in their talons - Wow. Makes me glad I am so big…. 🦊❤️ 

 

917. morning and the mourning dove

two doves in the tree

year after year they return

soon there will be three 🦊❤️

As I compose this post in early morning… I hear the mourning sound of a dove outside. I hope that I can have a bird’s eye view again this year of new life in the tree by my deck. Magical… 🦊❤️

 

916. tlc

framed by tangled limbs

a sun bathing turtle rests

a picture of peace  🦊❤️

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 I really enjoy watching animals taking care of themselves. As I was writing this post on the sunbathing turtle, I was contemplating Yulan’s cat Willey basking in slivers of  the afternoon sun. I love my new iphone camera. Always there to help! 🦊❤️

 

915. i spy something purple

here… there… everywhere!

the color purple appeared

coincidental 🦊❤️

It was fun to see lots of the color purple coincidentally show up at Dong Stick  practice yesterday! 🦊❤️

 

914. heavenly line up

three orbs in a row

moon. venus and jupiter

thanking lucky stars 🦊❤️

Today was a magnificent day. 

1. I got a new iphone thanks to Yulan.

 2. I met two new super nice people.

3. I received an Amazon gift card from someone I initially did not care for in the least. 

 4. I talked to my old high school friend on my new phone and laughed like crazy. 

5. I’m figuring out how to get more channels after cancelling my cable service. 

6. I had dinner with my dear friend and shared great news with her. 

7. My new monthly rent did not go up as much as I was expecting. 

8. A very painful personal heart ache was “miraculously” healed. 

9. I witnessed one of my kids act in a way that made me proud beyond what I thought was possible. 

10. I looked into the perfectly clear night sky and saw the Moon, Venus and Jupiter brightly shining and in alignment. 

11. I took a picture of the planetary wonder with my new phone. 

12. I thought about how life unfolds if you allow it to unfold. 

13. I thanked my lucky stars and really meant it. 

🦊❤️