Slowing Down

My body told me to pause today. With pounding head and stuffy sinuses, I begrudgingly rolled out of bed with a pile of work ahead. Thinking about pulling the covers back up over puffy lids I stretched myself to meet the day and greeted sunshine in spite of remaining sandman's dust. After a morning of grading and teacherly duties, the outdoors called to me so I paid a visit to the park with a book about breathing and French vanilla coffee. Such a wonderful afternoon could only be topped with a cup of savory three squash soup from Whole Foods, walk with my pups and yoga tonight. Autumn is amazing again. Rudy agrees while Hickory snoozes.