Morning Walk...

It's so nice to be back home after a business trip...

This morning the four dogs and I went for our morning walk at 3 am.  The perfect full moon was high in the cloudless southwestern sky.  The moonlight was more than bright enough for us to walk by; I could see color around our yard and a bit across the valley as well.  Race was, for the umpteenth time, utterly beside himself with joy – he found a tasty pine cone to play with.  The three field spaniels were nose-down as usual, checking on who's been in the yard since their last walk. 

A gentle breeze wafted the scent of hundreds of paper-whites, narcissus, and daffodils toward us.  Our yard is bursting at the seams with these blooms; more by far than we've ever seen before. We have bouquets all around our house, and the smell is just wonderful.

Finally it was time to go back inside.  None of us really wanted to go in.  I'd have been content to walk around for another hour or so.  But duty calls...