Ten.One Thousand, Five Hundred & Seventy-Eight

1. Cold, but not too cold.

2. Deep sigh because this is a low-key kind of morning.

3. I brush my teeth and hear the owl. I wash my face and hear it again. I can’t remember the last time I heard, but it seems significant.

4. “Protected by God.”

5. Stick potatoes in oven. Caramelize the onions. Cook the bacon. There is time for this.

6. Grateful for the slow passage of time.

7. A little bit of doubt creeps in but I remember that I am just doing what my gut says is the right thing to do.

8. Still don’t get it.

9. On brand.

10. Easy dinner thanks to a neighbor. I look at the label: “Narrow Bridge”. I laugh.