slipping into life’s soft gown
I went outside last night at dusk and the grass was already covered in dew and it took me right back to my childhood, when I was always barefoot. There was a strip of red sitting on the horizon, a perfect half moon just clearing the trees, and I walked to the end of my driveway to look out across the fields.
I love living in farm country, love this spot on this hill, love the “sheltering sky” that defines my world.
It was a very busy day in a very busy week, and I’d barely looked up from the work at hand all day. And today will be the same. But I had that moment, out looking for my naughty kitten, when life caught my eye.
Funny how easy it is to forget to notice. And how simple it is to remember.
I just had to look up.
There is food growing all around me. Stars peeking out from behind day’s curtain. Eternity stretching out above me as a grasshopper jumps into my path.
The cat was nowhere to be seen, but I knew he was watching. He wasn’t ready to go inside yet and I couldn’t blame him.
He knows exactly how to live.
September 4th, 2014 at 9:06 am
cats are exact.
precisely.
September 4th, 2014 at 9:06 am
Such a striking image. Remember to take a hint from naughty kitten during the day; take a lingering look outside. Sometimes, it’s nice to be naughty.
September 4th, 2014 at 9:31 am
perfection
September 4th, 2014 at 11:11 am
beautiful.
September 4th, 2014 at 2:27 pm
That’s exactly how I am with Raven, our black lab. I let her out for the last ‘potty’ of the night and she disappears into the darkness not wanting to come back inside. Often I have to venture out into the dark trying to find her only to be distracted by a starry night or the glow of the moon.
September 4th, 2014 at 5:37 pm
ha. i need a life a bit more like my cat’s….smiles.
September 5th, 2014 at 7:13 pm
beautiful as always 🙂
September 6th, 2014 at 1:50 pm
magic ~