So. About 2 months in to hunkering down for COVID-19.

How are you doing?

Here, at the Fambly Summers, we are doing very well! That is probably not a huge surprise since I’ve worked from home for nearly 35 years, love my house and property, love living with Auggie and Emmett and life is pretty much “as usual”.

Montana is theoretically at Stage 1 reopening, but on my brief and infrequent forays off my property, it looks like most are behaving as if there is/was no COVID-19. I hope it works out for them. For me and mine, we are enjoying life at home and when out and about I respect others and protect myself, by wearing a mask and paying attention to distance.

But, this post is about our … Auggie, Emmett and my… Sunday … a day in the life!

6:00 a.m. ish. Sunrise is currently 5:50 something, so dark o’clock walks are now light dawn walks and morning coffee is enjoyed in the light.

The boy Emmett … he is my shadow, my companion and nearly always by my side.

A belly rub is never rejected!

The woods in the morning … this morning was dewy and some sun, but whatever the weather or skies look like, morning in the woods is to be always enjoyed!

I breathe and look and am immensely grateful for where I call home.

We play every single day, but now, to Emmett’s delight, it is warm enough for play with the hose :)

Play!

Beware, Auggie … incoming!

Sunday: Mid May.

Life is good.

The more I take photographs, the more I observe light’s nuances.

I love the light through the woods especially early morning and early evening.

I love the light in my home as it reflects on the warm wood, the walls of my living room (golden yellow) and kitchen (barn red) … I am sure that I am NOT in the current fashion re my color scheme, but I love an Autumn palette and it feels warm and cozy to me … especially with the light filtered through the trees around the house.

Right now, mid-late Spring, the light is very similar to Autumn.

And we have had a lot of sunny days: blue sky, fluffy white clouds, Crayola colors of sky blue and grass green.

I always enjoy the changing light, but this year … in the time of COVID-19, I appreciate it even more. I am so very grateful that I live on my bit of woods with some state land (public, but landlocked by about 8 properties and I rarely see another human!) adjacent. Auggie, Emmett and I can talk our long walks, run, play, stand and enjoy … I do not take that privilege lightly at all. I am grateful every single day that my legs work and my eyes and my head and heart and that I can breath in the fresh air as I am out with my dear companions.

I pray. I give thanks to my Heavenly Father. I say Deepak Chopra’s daily intention:

Joyful, Energetic Body

Loving, Compassionate heart

Reflective, alert mind

Lightness of Being

I move through my day, lighthearted and carefree, knowing all is well

I reflect on the hymn: It is well with my soul

When peace like a river attendeth my way

When sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot

Thou has taught me to say, “It is well, it is well with my soul”

If you think those are “just words”, I invite you to hear the history of the man who wrote those words.

And then, reflect on lovely light … on the light of the moon and the sun and all things beautiful, even in the midst of fear and sorrow of current circumstance.

It is well …. it is well with my soul!