- Yellow poplar leaves of different sizes, round and tooth-edged, scattered like so much confetti on the shoulder of the road, skittering along when cars swish by.
- Wild geese calling as they fly just above the bare treetops.
- A crinkly Monarch butterfly riding on my hand all the way to the Post Office and back. Watching it drink hummingbird nectar from a jar lid. Checking on it while it stayed around all day until strong gusts of wind carried it (and the deck furniture) away.
- The full moon like a stadium light, brightening the midnight sky.
- Orion's defining stars overhead, twinkling sharply in the deep dark canopy of a clear night.
- A fickle breeze playing with the window curtains.
- White frost outlining a fallen brown leaf.
- Hungry songbirds at the feeder waiting for me to add more seeds.
- Finding two packs of usable salmon-colored copy paper discarded by the sidewalk.
- Hearing from a long-silent distant friend.
- Making my postmistress laugh despite the stress she faces everyday.
"These are a few of my favorite things..."
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