.half crazy with the wonder of it.

"Sometimes I spend all day trying to count

the leaves on a single tree. To do this I

have to climb branch by branch and

write down the numbers in a little book.

...Of course I have to give up,

but by then I'm half crazy with the wonder

of it- the abundance of the leaves, the

quietness of the branches, the hopelessness

of my effort..."

-mary oliver

from "Foolishness? No, It's Not"

in A Thousand Mornings

spent the long weekend in one of the prettiest places I've ever seen

with some people i love so dearly.

trying to count the wonder of either, i had to give up,

but by then i was half crazy with the gifts i've been given.