
- I while away the time, watching the wind play in the leaves of the trees just outside the open windows of my new favourite coffee shop
- Apartment balconies that open up into near-by tree-tops seem like grown-up tree-houses to me
- Sparkling conversation at an open-air cafe. I sit back and take in the warm air, music, lights, and artwork on the walls as my friends tackle weighty subjects and solve the world's problems
- being woken by the sun creeping through my window blinds and warming my face
- gazing at the stars on a warm summer's night
- the heat at noon day means the neighbourhood is quiet and still as people relax indoors
- overflowing fruit baskets at the local farmers market
- a summer's evening spent wandering the quiet streets
- purple clematis clinging to a lightpost

- a bowl of fresh cherries sits on my counter. I can pick out the biggest ones first because I'm the only one eating them
- a mum and dad struggle into the local community centre with balloons, gifts, and decorations galore while their child prances at their feet
- a wet day spent inside with a book, a blanket, and a cup of coffee
- My brother is happy to hear that I'm coming over in the evening and says "Come as soon as you can"
- Looking over a pile of new books to read
- A line from a song that we played in the car on Saturday keeps running through my head: "I'll take my chances, I'll take my chances every chance I get" and I think that this is my new mantra