summer, kind of wonderful

i have that restless feeling. the kind that is so easily calmed by a certain spot nestled in the redwood forest. or by sleeping outside under the night sky nestled next to three of my loves. but sadly, that is not to happen this summer. which is not to say the summer is not as sweet.

an incomplete list of reasons why this summer is already juicy:
carefree days. reading lots and lots. lightening bugs. ice cream almost every night. movies. camarilla reunion. swimming. laughter. trampolines. possibility. fitzgerald. board games. planning. and most recently: a beautiful, new cousin who i already adore and another one who will be born any day now.

and the next few weeks only promise more excitement and happiness!

Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, 'Stay awhile.'
The light flows from their branches.

And they call again, 'It's simple,' they say,
'and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.'

--"When I Am Among the Trees," Mary Oliver