Unexpected Gifts

Looking across the farm to the National Forest.

Some gifts come as a complete surprise... Being asked if we'd like to rent a house on a farm, for instance.  "Yes. Yes, please."  So we've moved about 30 minutes out of town.  We wake up every morning and can't believe we're still here :)  "Oh!  It wasn't a dream!"

This is a gift we'll embrace for as long as we have the opportunity allows.  Our work carries on.  Byron is busier than ever.  But we begin and close each day with a sense of awe.  There's refreshment every  morning and gratefulness every night.

This view greets us daily.  Totally nuts, I know.

My walks include lots of pausing to notice :)

These are scattered around instead of urban rubbish.

"Thankful" doesn't even begin to describe it.

Coffee and Jacarandas :)

I'm still a little too stunned to find good words.  Sometimes gratitude quiets us.  But words will come.  (I'm sure of it.)  For now, know we are smiling.