I spent the entire day on Saturday outside. I am so grateful that I can do that now. It has been consistently warm the past few days and although I know it's forecasted to get down into the forties again this weekend, I'll take what I can get. So, on Saturday morning, I took my dog and my homework outside to bask in the beautiful weather. I didn't get a lot accomplished. I wanted to enjoy the sun rather than just sit in it. So, I played a few games of tag with the puppy (he's not very good at it, he always thinks he's it) and when we got tired, we laid down on a blanket in the middle of the grass.

I made it a point when I was laying there to close my eyes and reach out to the nature surrounding me. I could feel the warmth of the sun on my face, lighting my eyelids to a wonderfully warm red. The light breeze caressed my face and it felt like a light touch of silken fingertips. The birds were singing and fluttering about, I could hear them as they passed overhead between the trees. Although their songs were interrupted occasionally by a hammer (my fiance was fixing the gutters), they seemed cheerful and content with the nice weather. I could smell the grass and dirt beneath me, and the air had no trace of winter left in it. It was all Spring and Summer to come, tasting of warmth and freshness.

More weed-flowers, but still beautiful!

In yoga, they always tell you to ground yourself. Press down through the feet, the hands, the body to the earth. Become one with it. I focused on allowing my relaxed body to become one with the ground, letting it grow roots, become a firm part of the earth. It might seem like a silly concept, but laying there I felt that I became part of my surroundings, part of this great place and I could feel the throbbing of the pulse of the earth. Everything began to pulsate in time to each other, becoming intertwined and infinitely connected.

After twenty minutes, I turned my head to one side, and opened my eyes. Tiny little flowers had made an appearance that I had missed before. (And, of course, when I try to get a picture, the dog lays down right on top of them). While I know they are weeds to most, they are still so beautiful and I think about the roots of trees and flowers and grass and plants being interconnected throughout the entire planet.

Cody giving me the evil eye.
They are his flowers!

 Does everything spring from the same one root system? It seems like a wonderful idea to explain how each aspect of our environment is interconnected. We have to take care of all of it for the roots to thrive and grow. I can't wait to see what else pops up in my back yard this Spring, taking root and making it home.