Ten.One Thousand & Eighty-Nine

1. Today is a new day.

2. Out of coffee. Nespresso, it is. The apple fritter is underdone.

3. Computer and notes outside. I procrastinate by tip-toeing around the snails to water the plants. They cut back the birds of paradise, and they are already sprouting again.

4. I need to get back to the ocean.

5. I'm not sure how one could be missing their softball clothes when one hasn't worn them in 100 days. Like, where else could they be?

6. I sit on the grass in the shade and write. Prickly. Sunshine and blue skies. They cheer each other on. I had forgotten how sweet this little team is.

7. "I like Brentwood, but it's starting to get a little uppity."

8. All of this sunshine. The colors seem so vibrant today.

9. Never underestimate the power of a long drive and a loud stereo. "I found solace in the strangest place/Way in the back of my mind/I saw my life in a stranger's face/And it was mine…"

10. Table full of wine, a familiar face.