After two months of too many bugs, temperatures too hot, after this week of rain, the clouds eased away, and the sky was scrubbed blue today. During our morning walk, with the forest still wet, and the air cool, the birds were joyous in song. Chipmunks and squirrels made up for lost scurrying. We saw three deer pondering us from the far side of the Saco River and watched butterflies and dragonflies sail across the fields.
What a delight it was to walk this morning. To feel as though my mood matched those of Mother Nature’s other children. Samwise, who is no fan of the rain, was back to his usual self after three sleepy days. Emily was and is…well, Emily. She does not ride moods as Sam, and I do.
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