freshly-pressed apple cider; traveling across Greenland; letting go.

tracing his eyebrows; hundreds of squirrels rustling the leaves; sleeping in the hammock.

the petroglyphs at Sproat Lake; the fragrance of old mint in the garden; setting off for home.

Bartholomew’s Cobble at dawn; the rocking chair on the front porch; Indian summer.

tracing a map; the sweetness of dawn; climbing up the oak tree and hiding there.

composing a symphony; The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle; a night in the Black Forest.

strumming the banjo; empathy; Kizhi island.

a small red leaf falling on your head; jumping over puddles; a small favor.

collecting eggs from the hen house;
wisdom of the ages;
creating a stained glass window in a cathedral.

collecting eggs from the hen house; wisdom of the ages; creating a stained glass window for a cathedral.

a warm welcome; seeing a kangaroo in your backyard; drawing the curtains.

quiet awareness; walking into the ballroom arm in arm; silk taffeta.

tea tasting at Harney’s; the sand storm passing; children.

a mountain of quartz crystal; leading a donkey; reading letters sent to you thirty years ago.

a field of fresh pumpkins; holding onto the rope; trusting.

making a fresh pot of tea; a quiet afternoon; digging for carrots and finding a gold ring.

spending all day on the couch reading a novel; freshly-baked pie; feeling refreshed.

the first frost; sailing around the Australian continent; waltzing together.

a determined chin and jaw; swaying in the topmost branches of the tree; turquoise and silver.

driving through the Umbrian hills in early fall; Giotto; diving into a cold mountain lake with yellow leaves all around.

finding water in the desert; pressing a diamond into her palm; dreaming that your arms are wrapped around a star.