Friday Five Senses

 

Hello Friends! 

Happy November and happy TGIF 😊 

I remember my friend Sandra of Diary of a SAHM doing some 5 senses posts here and there and I've always thought they were pretty cool. So I thought I would share one today. I didn't get to a recipe post yesterday, but my neck/back (pinched nerve) feels a bit better today -so I thought I would post this instead from my time outside with Ruby today. 

SEE:

I love that I can still see a few moments of color in my backyard. So many of the trees are bare now and it just makes the few that glow, stand out that much more. The sun was out earlier but then it got gray with clouds and I think that makes the bits of color more vivid as well. There's a poetry to just bare branches too. It's truly looking like November.

HEAR:

The rustling of leaves as Ruby runs after the ball I throw for her. Mother Nature has left little fairy gifts of pine needles and leaves all over the deck stairs and they snap, crackle and pop with each step I take. It's such a beautiful sound. 🍂 Also, the sound of the water lapping against the shoreline when I go down to take some pics of the bare branched bay.

SMELL:

The spicy menthol smell of icy hot on my back and neck. Lol Sometimes I feel like I'm in the November of my life when my arthritis acts up - or hurt myself like I did pinching a nerve. But I know this too shall pass. And I'm not an old lady. And I run around with Ruby the best I'm able as she chases the ball. She loves to push it with her nose when she goes to grab it...to have it scoot just a bit further so she can run more. She just makes me giggle. 

TOUCH:

I love the feel of the fuzzy tennis balls that I throw for Ruby. And the satisfying way they "squeeze" to make the squeak sound that excites Ruby. 

TASTE:

Even though it's been pretty mild for my area, the wind has a crispness to it and I can taste it on the wind. Almost the metallic taste of the rain snow mix that's supposed to visit us this weekend. The wind makes my nose cold, which adds to the taste, and I guess it's time to go in and get warm with a cup of chai tea. ☕️ 

Have a blessed weekend! xoxo