I am grateful:
For the soothing chimes that woke me slowly
For the creaky floor that woke my son as I was tiptoeing through the living room
For my son’s stentorian bellow—“MOM!”
For the cheek, warm and sweet-smelling from sleep, that he allowed me to kiss
For this morning’s cat, Fergus, who swished and swirled around me as I got ready
For my phone, loaded with interesting audiobooks and podcasts for the drive
For the stillness and silence of the morning
For curiosity, which led me to an audiobook on “interpersonal neurobiology” at 6:15 in the morning
For sunrise over the Plains–lavender, violet, mauve, orchid fading to pink
For the deer that looked twice before she crossed the road
For the fifty miles I drove without seeing another car
For the mama cow on the wrong side of the fence who stood beside the highway, vigorously sampling the different grasses
For the baby calf curled in the grass at her side
For my phone again, because it knew just what to do when I Googled “How do I report a cow on the highway in South Dakota”
For highway patrol dispatch, who promised to get a vehicle on site right away “to get that mama and her baby rounded up”
For open space and big skies in every direction
For strong dark coffee
For the silence of the office before anyone else arrives at work
For this quiet hour to write
Today’s Slice was inspired by The Sassy Bibliophile’s post, Grateful.
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16 responses to “Early Morning Gratitudes: Slice of Life 17/31 #sol16”
Oh the Mama cow. I love just thinking about this story
It was a lovely scene. Luckily virtually no traffic so I wasn’t too worried about another car hitting her AND she was REALLY excited about the grass on the side of the road, so I felt like she would probably be very occupied by that until highway patrol could get there.
Love this. Especially that strong, dark coffee. :-))) I might steal this structure from you today. 🙂
This is one of the parts of this challenge that I’m enjoying the most–finding inspiration in other writers’ posts and having others “steal” my ideas too!
You took me along too. Thank you for the thoughts and sites!
I appreciate you and your comments so much, Linda!
That was a lovely ride…plus the coffee, of course!
The drive is beautiful every day but made a little bit better by the fact that coffee is always waiting at the other end!
Sounds like such a peaceful morning. Hope your day continued like this!
It did! Even after I got home. I LOVE homeschooling!!!!!
Lovely post. Thanks!
Thank you for reading!
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beautiful post on your gratitudes for today. Lovely!
Thanks for giving me the idea! I wanted to write about that cow but couldn’t figure out how, then I thoughtful about your grateful post, and the whole post came together quickly. Miracle!
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