Simple Pleasures Project, Day 47

Watching a hummingbird admire his or her own reflection in a window.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 46

Seeing pink wild roses for the first time. (I've found plenty of white and a few yellow ones, but never seen pink, always neat to find something new).

Simple Pleasure Project, Day 45

Listening to the peepers sing. Poppy (my grandfather) always loved them too. It's kinda like an official marker of the warm season when the peepers start singing. It always makes me think of riding a canoe down some river in the midst of the woods under the light of a bright moon, while the peepers sing on the banks (I've never really ridden a canoe down a woodland river, but it's on my list of things to do someday).

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 44

Watching a flock of 50 birds land on the roof of the barn at exactly the same time.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 43

Hot air balloons flying overhead.
They usualloy do it a few times a year, and when we're out in the field, they sometimes get close enough that you can hear the hiss of the hot air going up into the envelope. Love them.

Simple Pleasures Project Day 42

Cutting the first real armload of sunflowers. They'll be great for market boquets this weekend.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 41

Blackberry juice tatoos (don't laught until you try it). They're kinda like henna that doesn't last as long.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 40

Crossing more off my to-do list than I add to it (for a change)

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 39

Listening to Ian and Becky play music for us at the farm market. (Love that "Friend of the Devil" cover they do!)

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 38

Getting to bed before 1:00 AM on the night before the farm market...it doesn't always happen.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 37

Air-Conditioning on a 95 degree day.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 36

Watching a cow yawn while I do chores at dusk.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 35

Meditating in the woods.

(Well, maybe it's not really meditating, but that's what I call it. Basically it's just sitting quietly until my racing mind calms itself down so I can organize my jumble of thoughts. It's sort of like having a cluttered desk. When the papers are all over the place it's hard to find the one you need, but when everything is all organized, finding the right one is easy. My head is like that, so sometimes I just have to sit quietly and get my thoughts in order to "de-clutter the desk." Either way, it's a simple pleasure because I feel refreshed when my thoughts are in order.)

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 34

Finding four-leaf (and more leaf) clovers.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 33

Watching my neighbors' bulldogs playing in their swimming pool. They even cooled me off nicely when they came over and happily rubbed their wet bodies all over my clothes.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 32

Playing badminton with my siblings.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 31

Having every square inch of my car chock-full of flowers to take to the market. It looks very pretty and it's fun watching the looks of amazment on the faces of people staring at my flower-stuffed car when I drive by.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 30

Eating sun ripened blackberries right off the bush.

Simple Pleaures Project, Day 29

The big old round hay bails sitting out in an open field on a sunny day.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 28

Trying out a new candle mold for the first time.

Simple Pleaures Project, Day 27

Finding a brilliantly colored Bluejay feather in the path, on my way to the barn to feed the cows. (I use the feathers I find to make earrings, and bluejay feathers are some of the most vibrant).

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 26

The way the sun peeks through the trees in little golden patches of light when you're walking in a dense woodland.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 25

Having the birds outside my window singing me to sleep.

~ On Friday nights, I usually only get about 3 or 4 hours of sleep, due to going to the farm market on Saturday mornings. So, I take a nap when I get home to regain the lost hours. It's so relaxing to listen to the afternoon birds twittering outside my window as I drift off to sleep.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 24

Watching the small airplanes fly overhead in a clear sky on a sunny day.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 23

Sharing a hug with my best friend.



Dragonfly (the cow) and me.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 22

Listening to the little black and red bugs squeak as they crawl all over the milkweed blossoms that line the old cow fence.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 21

Watching Ziah (aka Bullseye, aka Bully) the sheep battle with the trees. The trees usually win...they're still standing after Ziah's done trying the beat them to death with his head.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 20

Playing bloody werewolf (it's sort of like hide and seek in reverse) with our cousins while waiting for the fireworks across the lake to start.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 19

The tranquil hush that washes over Poppy's barn just before sunset.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 18

Spending a quiet evening home with the family, eating pizza and watching a movie.

Simple Pleasures Project, Day 17

Having Poppy and Gramma's farm right next door, just a quick walk across the field.