After spending most of the day indoors doing her spring cleaning, Rabbit stood outside — listening to crickets, sniffing the clear spring air, feeling the not-quite-warmth of the almost-setting sun on her fur, and watching dogwood petals drift across the meadow.

Thoughts of her usual outdoor activities — chores and errands; ingredient-gathering for teas and candles and potions; her daily walks; even reading or painting in the meadow — floated away with the dogwood petals and the crickets’ songs, as Rabbit remembered that sometimes all she really needed to do was appreciate the weather, the fresh air, and the beauty of the garden.

(Late April 2024)

Story © Jennifer Singleton / Read+Purr

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