I want more days like today.

The weather has cooled down. The sweaters give us that cozy feel.

I have some days full of homework and heavy stress, then there are days like today, where I just shut all of that off and out.

Keeping up our Friday picnic routine.

These pictures don’t show the complex wrestling in my heart.

But then I am struck by these little eyes and the stare. I know life is more than the work, the degree, and the other distractions. I am learning to pay attention by purposely keeping that book closed, my arms open, and accepting the very different rhythm of my days.