A beautiful day in the neighborhood

Today was an absolutely beautiful day! I wished that I could just take a blanket and sit out on a lawn of green grass and enjoy the sunshine.

I love my neighborhood. I love going on walks around my neighborhood-All of the houses have so much charm and personality, and I thoroughly enjoy their uniqueness as I go on my walks. There is the red brick house with the zen garden (?), the house that looks like a southern plantation, with its large lot of green grass surrounding it, and the house with the twisted trees in the front yard that looks like it is straight out of a fairytale forest. Oh, I love it so much- I don't know what it is about man's choice of dwelling that intrigues me so. All I know is that I really enjoy just looking at things (in this case, houses). One of those little things that make me really happy.

Oh, and in our neighborhood, there are a couple of trees that are blooming with these wonderful purple flowers- I want to say they are lilacs, but I'm not positive. All I know is that they smell heavenly.

Isn't this earth such a wonderfully beautiful place? I'm so grateful that I get to call this glorious creation home. Even with all of the "stuff" that is going on in the world, and in my little corner of it, I can always count on the beauty of this earth to strengthen me, bring me joy, and help me remember what is really important.