sisyphus

sunday was a beautiful day. i awoke to no obligation after 2 days of hectic appointments. the sun was out but not too hot yet. i went outside our door and looked down the hill. among the growing green grass i spotted a discarded car wheel and sent my boys down to fetch it. oh the fun that can be had with a wheel and a hill!
we tromped all over that hill rolling the wheel again and again. sometimes it would hit a little bump and catch air and we all let out a hoot. and what goes down must of course come back up, so i got my fair share of exercise which i am much in need of. later we took the wheel to another hill and rolled it into a culvert where it bounced and rolled back and forth like on a skate ramp.
spring is indeed in the air. the birds are flitting back and forth as they gather nesting materials. i spotted a garter snake, a bullfrog, a hummingbird, a butterfly and a field mouse. where have these been all winter? as we enjoy this fine weather in a time between extremes i'm looking for more days like this. and as i rolled that old wheel along the trail with a stick, the thought occurred to me, "pity the rich for they cannot afford such simple pleasures"