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And as I turn my body east to step off the porch, a female hummingbird thunders down out of nowhere and hovers within two feet of my face, as if saying, "Good morning!" like the birds and other cartoon creatures that greeted Eddie Valiant as he entered Toon Town in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
The repetition and cycling of seasons are a novelty and way of life, but it is an important point at the end of a pin, which you must acknowledge, that when this time passes - shorts and flip flops, to tennis shoes, jeans, and long-sleeves; then, one-layer to winter coats and only one's face as 'exposed skin' - time is passing. A blur of season changes in the background of life are really the minute- and hour-hand of our lives moving along.
So, "Hi, Fall. What do I need to accomplish in this span from the first week of September through the few fall-like days after Thanksgiving, before winter comes barging in with a slippery coating on the roads and the strong transition to frigid desolation that makes us all craze the abundant rays of spring and summer sun - another trip through a year?"
Slice numero dos: Interesting experience today... One person asked me, "Why are you always smiling?" and another said, "You...you're always so happy." Though I *smiled* in response to the comment about me being happy, I somewhat dodged the question about smiling by saying, "I'm not always happy; I don't always smile," the person then offered, "Yes, you do; I've had you in class. You're always smiling." I wish I could have had a longer conversation, rather than just talking as we passed in the hallway, and referenced my slice from last year's Slice of Life Challenge (SOLC) when I talked about learning to show my happiness.
Moreover, I guess I want to let people know I am glad to see them, that I care about them, that I am giving them and their presence the fore-front of my mind and heart. Here's a great song I listened to this afternoon that kind of captures this idea and my slice from March 2012 about smiling :-).