Rain, however slight, has removed the pollen from the air once again, and I was able to enjoy the mild afternoon while still being able to breathe. Breathing adds immeasurably to the pleasures of a day, I've found. Once one has become accustomed to inhaling air, it's a vice not easily surrendered. I'm surprised that something so intoxicating has not been made illegal, or at least hit with a substantial sin tax. Personally, I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm drunk on air at this very moment. My window is open, and all the rich, dank scents of a damp night are flowing in, along with just a hint of wood smoke. All of it free! I can't believe how lucky I am.
This uncommonly wet season has provided the mulberry tree outside my window with the most lush and extensive coat of moss it's ever worn. Most of the trunk and the lower branches are concealed beneath its dense green softness. By the dim light of dusk, I fancied that it was a Sasquatch, or maybe the Green Knight's gnarled and shaggy cousin, waiting for full darkness when he would shamble off on some nocturnal exploration of the surrounding fields and woodlands. I haven't heard him move yet, though. Maybe he continues to stand there because my drapes are drawn back and he can peer in at me. He would probably wonder why I sit indoors, pecking away at this keyboard, bathed in the monitor's light, while the splendid night is passing. He would be right to wonder. I think I'll go out and see if he wants company on his walk.