The Beauty of The Morning

Sunshine, golden rays falling on the dew soaked grass. Leaves glistening with bits of moisture that helps to nourish them. Birds of all sorts singing their morning songs. Squirrels leaping from roof top to tree tops, chattering away at anything and everyone. Emery working silently on the fence line, bent over behind the asparagus ferns, so tall they hide him except for his white tee shirt. The ducks eating mud left in the places I have watered this morning. The chickens hunting bugs, natures pest control for the garden. The balance of nature clearly seen in every day life on our little homestead. A six foot snake discovered in the nest boxes of the chicken house, moved on. Eating mice was good, eating eggs, not so good. Dill all in bloom, peaches growing on the trees. Lavender, basil and rosemary scenting the air as the water from the sprinkler hits them. No man made perfume has ever smelled as good. These are the things that make simple living best. Time to wander the land each morning before most folks day starts. Time to enjoy the very things that meet the needs of our senses and that calm us as no chanting meditation could. It is this simple experience that nourishes the soul so completely that we feel content. Satisfied and refreshed for another day, grateful for the miracle of life and breath. Life fulfilled.