Tonight, while out on a walk with my husband I accidentally stepped on a neon green harmonica. It was quite dirty and looked like it might have been run over, but I wiped it off as best I could and started playing it. And by playing it I mean blew into it randomly to make whatever noise I could. I did this happily for about 10 minutes, then delightedly placed the harmonica in my coat pocket. What's great about this is not only did I find a perfectly useful (for me at least) harmonica on the ground, but it reminded me of one of my oldest friends who just had a birthday. It was a very cinematic moment because all the times I'd watched her stop to pick something up off the ground and pocket it(washers, nuts and bolts, ball bearings, strange unidentifiable things, etc) flashed through my head and I felt so appreciative to know someone who taught me so much about the delights of found objects and their beauty.
She's a pretty great dancer too.
Other simple delights from the day:
1. A Mother and very young child calling out for "Buddy" while we were out on our walk. The small child's call was both unbelievably adorable and incredibly sad until we saw Buddy come running past us towards his home. I couldn't help but feel elated and joyful at that sight.
2. Marmy and youngest niece coming to visit me. Absolute highlight of this visit was my niece laying on Lambert, our stuffed lion that is actually bigger than her. She made a bed out of him and she fit very nicely. Actual highlight of the visit: youngest niece's smile...always.
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