“I drink cup of sunlight every morning to brighten myself.” Debasish Mridha

I love the first rays of sunlight coming up over the fields, filtering through the kitchen window splattered from enthusiastic bathing by ducks in the water tank below, settling seedlings aglow, making the world seem softer, brighter, more hopeful.

plants on windowsillIt seeps across the kitchen floor turning old floorboards warm and golden before it slips back out the window and clambers up onto the roof.

morning coffeeIt’s such a beautiful time of day, the one I look forward to most as I finish up the dishes, brew cuppas, and work out my to-do list. Today my list includes the following:

  • plant seedlings in newly cleared garden
  • bake bread for article on soup and bread
  • do research for writing assignment
  • harvest beetroot and purple carrots
  • pay bills
  • remember to hang the laundry
  • eat banana muffins with butter
  • mend sundress
  • un-decorate Christmas tree
  • taste first elderberry

banana muffinsAnd now the luscious morning sun has disappeared behind a wonderfully cooling haze of clouds. Just the sort of weather I was hoping for as I head out to the gardens.

What are you most looking forward to accomplishing on your to-do list today? xo