in keeping with the summer theme, this fourth of july morning has started out long and slow, quiet and calming. sleeping in and snuggling before stumbling down the stairs to hang out with the fur kids. the backdoor is open and cool summer air is pouring in through the screen door; pita is rapt – chirping back at the birds and taking in large gulpfuls of summer scented air. bubbles has spent the morning rotating between sniffing in the sniffs at the door and snuggling in her bed. i think what i love most about quiet mornings like these is listening to my windchime sound in the light breeze. voices of neighbors occasionally and quietly drift in, muffled by the weight and slowness of summer, as they head for a morning dip in the pool. the breeze is tickling my toes and i am totally content.
a holiday weekend full of small and simple pleasures – i could ask for nothing more. in counterpoint to this morning’s quiet, last night was filled with laughter and noise. dinner at a favorite vegan friendly restaurant, blue corn cafe, and an evening spent at the durham bulls ballpark for 4th of july-eve festivities with my love, my parents, and our friend neil. and while i’ve perhaps never been the biggest fan of baseball, i found the game exciting, the people-watching fantastic, and the company incredible. and as added icing to a truly enjoyable evening – the bulls won and the fireworks were spectatculor 
happy fourth
