Six Senses Sunday #59

Taste:
• Quinoa salad with dried papaya and slivered almonds
• Marinaded tofu salad with red and yellow peppers, onions, fresh mango and a hint of hot chili
• Black bean burgers and fresh guacamole from The Kripalu Cookbook
• Pistachio Halvah, cold grape leaves, coconut juice

Feel:
• Surprise when I realized the 19th of June had passed by and I'd been so wrapped up in celebrating life I didn't think "it's been 7 months now" until the day had passed.
• A bit more confidence after setting my tent up for the second time
• Disbelief when I spotted one of my cats far from the house, crouched in the tall grass at the side of the road
• Happiness

Touch:
• Through the soles of my feet, the vibration of cars crossing a bridge


Smell:
• The dog we're watching for the weekend recently played with a skunk
• A patch of dry pine needles,warming in the sunlight
• Friday's scent of Brattleboro: freshly sawn pine plank with a hint of low tide

Hear:
• The pop of distant fireworks
• A woman scolding her husband, "Shiva is a he!" — a completely random snippet of conversation overheard while browsing in a VT art gallery, with no Shivas in sight.

See:
• A body being carried out of a house on a stretcher, the family following alongside
• Bird families en route to their next homes
• J's full mug of chai toppling to the grass
• My mehndi heart growing faint