The days are becoming warmer and the nights becoming more mild. Most nights I get to sleep with the ambience of my neighborhood lulling me about.

The sound of wind passing through the house, carrying with it some chirp or ruffle from the outside world.

The distant yawn of some far away freight train blasting its horn through a neighborhood, the occasional growl or two of a speed demons racing on the interstate.

The curious sound of a neighbor shuffling into their home late at night. The smell of a damp fire in the distance.

The feeling of my dog adjusting at my feet.

..The sense of being alive.

The peace of knowing I'm exactly where I need to be, and the gratitude for my senses and being able to experience this wonderful existence.