I get these impulses sometimes to hold Maria, to dance with her or sing to here. My singing frightens the chickens and the donkeys, so I don’t sing to her in the pasture, but after chores this morning, I felt the urge to dance with her, so I hummed a waltz and we danced together for a few minutes, and since my camera was slung over my shoulder, it was very easy to reach up and take a picture.

It is important in this world to make time for love, to make sure the people we love know that we love them, to remember the small moments of human connection that are fragile and precious. There is no reason not to dance in the pasture after our morning chores were done, these moments are the grounding thread of life.

Life is short and sometimes cruel, it is important to remember what is precious every single day and honor it in every possible way.