Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Sensing

Dinner Prep by cchemm2002

Tasting...Juliet tomatoes from Nana's pots...soy chai tea lattes (mama's nap time indulgence)...juicy watermelon (Liza's pick at the grocery this week)...green smoothies (looking forward to trying this one soon)...

Smelling...spicy rosemary on the kitchen table...basil, oregano, and mint on my deck (gifts from my mother-in-law)...a freshly bathed little black dog...the damp earth and how alive it is here...

Touching...watering cans and hoses (doing my best to keep the plants in my care alive)...all the stuff of our life as we unpacked box after box (deciding what else we could pass on and feeling lighter after another trip to Goodwill)...

Hearing...doggy nails on hardwood floors, the buzz of insects who love summer humidity, the creaks and groans of this very vocal house (learning the quietest path to tread past a sleeping girl's bedroom)...rumbling thunder, wind, and rain...

Seeing...family (reveling in living close by to more of them for the first time in many years), an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail flitting daily in our yard and on the path behind our house, movies with my hubby (I've stayed awake for two in the past week. Record-setting, I tell you!)...how moving (and change) help us all out of our ruts, make us brave, and gift us with beautiful new beginnings...

5 comments:

Kaylene said...

I can taste the tomatoes,great choice for the theme.Cheers

Anonymous said...

really loving your reflection via your senses.
those tomatoes look delicious :)

{hope your move has gone well...}

Anonymous said...

Made my mouth water...

Linda W. said...

Those tomatoes look yummy!

Bella Cirovic said...

Loving this photo & your walk through the senses.
Beautiful!