What We Saw, With Feelings

C and I were sharing our hammock yesterday, relaxing and enjoying the nice evening.

Here's what we saw:

• Bats
• Fireflies (in early May!)
• Geese flying in formation
• Bluebird sitting on top of the bird house
• Robins
• Tree branches swaying in the wind
• Rabbit
• Squirrels

We read a bit, we chatted a bit.

We had a pretty intense weekend and I'm not back to normal yet. We had a health scare with C - she is OK, everything is OK - but I still have this underlying sense of dread. Even though I know she is fine, that spike of terror at the possibiliy of a major health problem, it doesn't just dissipate immediately. It's strange how emotions play catch-up with facts.

In other news:

• H is done with her AP exams
• E has 3 AP exams coming up
• My father, husband, C, and I went to a Kazakh restaurant - the food was delicious and we chatted with the friendly waiter, whose father served near Baikonur around the same time my father was there as a military doctor
• Mom and E went to see Itzhak Perlamn and other musicians 
• We planted 2 baby fig trees. Our older fig trees show no signs of life - but they typically leaf in pretty late, so we are not loosing hope yet. Mulberry tree is also leaf-less.
• H is preparing for Envirothon competition

What do you notice when sitting and relaxing someplace quiet?