A Lovely Day

Every morning when I awake, I first notice two things in no particular order.

1. Diane by my side  

2. Trees, vines, bushes outside our window

Greenery refreshes my soul. I have had plenty  of new things. New shoes, new car, but the joy I get from those things always fades. The biochemical benefit, the endorphins, it doesn’t last. But nature—that is a different story.  No matter how many sunsets I see, I don’t get bored. No matter how many times I breathe morning air, it still excites me.

The same with Diane. Some folks may wonder—44 years with the same person?!?! But there is nobody I like have dinner with, or watching a movie, or going on vacation, more than this one person.