Day 17, Sunday, March 16

finally made it back out to my sit spot today. another glorious moment in nature, by myself.

our pileated called while i was out, my first time hearing it this year. saw a small intrepid insect crawling over the snow, the same type as i saw a few days ago on a tree trunk. have seen two flies so far this year - one outside and one inside.

my feet sank down through the snow consistently on the way to my spot, also for the first time this year. exciting to feel the snow softening, giving way to warmth. a band of crows flew overhead silently as i lay on the needles under my pine. the breeze is light, and there are patches of blue sky here and there in the clouds.

contemplated which direction we should expand our garden in this year, moving closer to feeding ourselves through the winter with our stored vegetables. contemplated ways that we can make ends meet if i decide to stay home with the boy. imagined napping him outside this summer, under my pine on the bed of needles, while we work in the garden. envisioned just laying on the earth with him soon, when the weather warms, just as i was doing today, so he grows up knowing it's "normal" and good to do nothing in nature, to just be, and to watch, and to listen.