Things I love–a random list

The smell of  orange blossoms in the night air

The  smell of warm pine trees and mossy earth in the mountains

The smell of coming rain or snow

The salty smell of the ocean

The smell of coffee brewing

The  smell of a new baby’s sweet, milky breath after nursing.

The sound of a cork being pulled out of a wine bottle

The sound a dog makes when he sees the people he loves

The sounds of snow–silent, muffled until boots crunch, swish

The sound of a fog horn

The haunting, wild sound of elk bugling in the fall.

The moment I see the one I’m talking to on the phone, trying to find in a crowd

The weight of a baby sleeping on my chest

Checking my watch during a conversation, realizing we have plenty of time

Floating in a warm ocean, rocked by swells, hearing only the rushing surf

Nose hairs freezing when I breathe in cold winter air

A good novel to read and nothing else I need to do.