It would've been a great day to go to the zoo.

The sun is out and I'm having a lazy morning of it — but not too lazy, since I'll have to be up early the rest of the week. Tricking your body clock can be so tiring. But I digress.

It's sunny and I'm having my breakfast tea, while sitting at the table with my back to the window. What's so great about this arrangement is 1) the sheer relaxation of it and 2) the sun warms what it touches, and I get something I never knew I missed. This is going to sound silly, but it's sun-warmed hair.

It makes me so happy, I have to capture a moment of it. My place in the sun:



I delight in being sun-drenched, but it's not something we get a lot of around here. Another thing I would love, but just can't get on demand: jackfruit. A larger, juicier, more sweetly musky fruit has never been found. Mmmm. Jackfruit. I sure hope my mom doesn't cut down that tree, regardless of what the neighbors say, because the next time I go home, I'm going to plan it around jackfruit season.

Note: The jackfruit is not found anywhere on the continental U.S. because it is too tropical. Even Florida winters can kill these trees. The fruit don't ship all that well (heavy!) and the canned stuff is not any-freaking-where close to what a fresh one tastes like. Never heard of it? Don't feel bad. Even Wikipedia only has a little information. The picture there appears to be baby fruit, probably only about a foot long at that point. My tree at home would grow them up to 2 feet long and about 10 inches in diameter, but they can get up to 3 feet long in proper growing conditions.

Also, what's a girl got to do to get some mountain apples around here?

I suppose I should be happy with the things I can get on demand, like tea, and foot rubs, and chapstick.

I should also be happy with the nice things the postal service brings me every day, like today I got a letter from my sister (complete with niece pictures!), and a 401k statement (man, I love retirement planning!).

Yep.