Picnic

The sun was shining and there was a cool breeze, a perfect day for reading outside, so I drug a chair onto th grass under the big tree in the back yard and cracked open my new book about HenryVII. Then Matt came up to me and deposited a bumbo seat full of Charlotte on the ground next to me, so I got on th ground and sat next to her to attempt to minimize the amount of grass that went in her mouth, she is fscinated by the outdoors, new sounds, smells and sights. After awhile Matt brought oout a bowl of super ripe, super juicy melon for me to eat before it went bad, so I handed a wedge to Charlotte, she sucked the juice right out of it and we enjoyed the fruit togther, our first picnic, it was a delightful moment, and it's moments like those that prevent me from despairing