So I'm avoiding major highways and the local media reports:

Dreck!

A glimpse of beautiful happiness can do wonders for the perspective.

Once I was slogging through another day of mom-drudgery; cleaning, cooking, laundry, etc. I'm all grumbling and annoyed..I set heavy basket of laundry on bed, glimpse out the window and there's two little girls from down the street, holding hands and skipping along. They were doing some little sing-song thingy and laughing. I stood there and watched til they were out of sight. It just warmed my heart to see such simple joy, it changed my mood and things got much brighter.

The human experience, it's an awesome thing, eh?

Glad that picture had the same effect. It really is the little things that make the difference.

Julie