Scenes From The Weekend

(morning coffee in a jar and a flower that fell from the vase)

(Sunday snack and a growing reading list)

 (a raspberry macaron the size of my fist)

 (blustery mornings in bed)

 (when I'm not devouring desserts, I eat salad)

(tea light + bluebird to offset storm clouds)

 (a full fruit bowl is a happy fruit bowl)

(yellow mailbox behind the library)

(still my favorite) 

You probably thought I was done waxing poetic over strawberries. Sorry, not going to happen anytime soon. This weekend was a lot about food, a little about work and mostly about feeling good. It included Chinese take-out, a morning at the market for groceries and flowers, a picnic in the park, cupcakes and other bakery treats after every meal, chilly nights spent savoring glasses of Pinot Noir, a rendezvous to the library, movie-watching, a hand-in-hand Sunday morning stroll, tennis matches on the television, and quality time reading, thinking and writing on the couch.

I spent much of Friday organizing the calendar for the next four-six weeks. I have a lot to accomplish, and while I know it's going to be taxing, it feels nice to break it down piece by piece and have an action plan to guide me. This year, Spring time is accompanied by significant changes and decisions (the end of graduate school, securing a new teaching position for the fall, etc.). I'm looking forward to growing and learning with both the rolling tides of the season and life itself. 

P.S. A nod to Spring from Rainer Maria Rilke (thanks to my sis for reminding me of this one!): "Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems."