I find it odd...

     I do find it a wee bit odd how our lives mellow and meld into nature as we age.  I've noticed that the older I get, the more interested and entertained I am by the simplest of things. 

     As I dressed this morning, I was struck by how often we seem to decorate our day by decorating ourselves.  I shimmied into a pair of jean capris from last summer that I almost fit in,  pulled a favorite denim blouse from the back of the closet, and then placed three pearl bracelets on my wrist, and an eight strand pearl necklace around my neck.  Sounds a bit strange, I know.... but the overall look is casual, and it came together exceptionally well.  I was both surprised and tickled at the outcome. I was interested and entertained by the everyday act of putting together something to wear.

     I walked to the kitchen and put the teapot on to boil.  I hummed as I sliced an orange that was picked from a Southern California tree only days ago, and watched the tiny rivers of juice as they spilled onto the counter. I smiled broadly when the teapot began to whistle and took took a blue china cup from the cupboard, filled it with steaming water, and the aromatic blend of my morning "cupa hot".  I was interested and entertained as I submerged myself in the daily routine.

     I sipped the soothing brew and watched two small lizards chasing one another up and down the trunk of a Mimosa tree that shades our pond.  I found myself writing and rewriting the story of their romance as they scampered behind branches playing a game of hide and seek with one another.  It was delightful.  I noticed the Mourning Doves, Robins, and Finches that come several times each day to nibble on the birdseed that I set on our wall, and to splash and drink from the flowing water as it burbles and glides over flat rocks that form a waterfall above the pond.  I was interested and entertained as I became a peeping Tom, melding into one small act of nature taking place in my backyard.

     Now that I take another look at all of this... I don't find it odd at all.   Life is delicious!  It is my hope that I will maintain a measure of awareness for all that is mine to relish in and savor in this marvel of a world that is ours...all that a benevolent Father in Heaven has bestowed on us all to keep us interested and entertained.