A CELEBRATION

It's almost Noon. I am getting a very late start. A good thing is that I have already done the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen. We were celebrating last night. What were we celebrating? Hmmmmmm..... well it was the second day in a row of Summer weather; Elijah and Naomi were visiting; it was Elijah's last day of school; but more importantly, we just felt like celebrating.

We spent most of the time outside. We burnt a pile of sticks, collected from the lawn in our fire pit, when the fire died dawn, we migrated to the deck. We ate supper on the deck and stayed out after dusk, when Minnesota's unofficial bird started to probe us with its beak; we repaired to the screen porch. I don't mean the official Minnesota bird, the loon. I mean those six-legged, winged creatures with vampire like appetites.

It seems to be a little early for mosquitoes. They were not real bad. Some heartier souls may not have minded them. Those of us, with bare ankles, seemed most vulnerable. It has been an unusual Spring. It was slow to start. It was colder than normal. It was rainy. But the Summer days interspersed with the unpleasant ones, were warmer than normal and seemed to encourage the most luxurious growth I have ever seen. Jamie and I go for a ride through the countryside and are just in awe of what we experience. The energy of the awakening Earth is amazing. Amazing doesn't even cover it. I don't know if it is me, or it is really that phenomenal.

This is the third day in a row of Summer weather. It is 81.6 F right now.

Perhaps it is wishful thinking on my part, but I think if we look beyond the surface craziness of our world, we will see the dawning of paradise breaking out. By paradise, I mean a world where all our decisions are made with love. It is not difficult to imagine. All that we have to do is love each other, simple right? We live on a magnificent planet. She gives us everything we need. What are we waiting for?

I meant this to be a short blog, to say why I wasn't blogging, and I just have been reminded we have company.

Happy Friday everyone! Celebrate!

Love and Peace, Gregg