It's a Good Life

I was sitting out back smoking this morning while the dogs were doing their thing. Black cat (so original!) wandered over to the horse trough and hopped up to get a drink. The birds were singing, the critters seemed happy and I thought, "What a good life." Don't get me wrong, I still have all the problems the rest of the world (excepting maybe Bill Gates and Oprah) does, i.e., the economy, work, smoking (!), etc., but on the whole, it's good.

And this week gets even better! Yes, this week I get to see Bassman, some of my kids, and the Cutest Toddler in the World (it's her second birthday).

Speaking of whom, here's the sweetie showing her holiday spirit;



(Hmm, I guess she didn't care for the Halloween costume Granny sent her!)

As if all that weren't enough, I can also enjoy the fact that the high priced Doberman has remembered that meadow muffins (horse turds) are an epicurean treat! (Sorry, no photos [yet] to accompany that. You'll just have to imagine it.)

I know nothing can compare to that, but what do you have in your life that brings you happiness? (Hey! That's not rhetorical! I want some answers, dang it!)

P. S. I may have outdone myself with parentheses this time.