What's your daily simple joy?

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17. I enjoy (when not overcast) the sunset from my window and....

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Long post, but it was wonderful, and soothing (as I wait for this to happen again) to recall this Nature's procession.
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Our ALP has a sweet, tree filled backyard (within a enclosure of buildings on a super block) including 3 flowering trees: 2 kanzan cherry trees, with the fancy, pink blossoms, and a white one idk what it is.

I'm on the 3rd floor facing the mid-upper tree crowns. I love watching the decidious (non-conferous) leaf buds swell. Having taken a zoomed photo last week - buds are still tight.The beautiful bright, even shiny light spring green of the new little leaves, slowly growing, turning a more "apple" green, then eventually over 2 months or so turning summer green. The sunlight glitrering on the leaves. I can catch a glimpse of the kanzan pink flowers at very lower corner of my right window, and see the white one across the yard.

As long as it's in the ?upper 50°s+, and not raining, or below ?93°-ish (not too humid) I'm out there on a bench under -the trees with a book, yarn work, even a bit of simple jewelry wire working for the very least a half hour, more often 1 - 2 hours. Also taking photos, too. Who'd have guessed I'd have a backyard in my later life! 🥰🌳🌳🌲🌳 It is glorious!

But now (just remembered) I have a *New Summer Ritual*. Something prompted me to think about fireflies last summer. Ah, I think my sister told me of seeing them in her right outside, big park.

So, I went down at dusk. And, yes there were fireflies! Saw 2 of the 3 kinds (orange, yellow, or green) of color flashes. And I took a video! 🩷
Going to make sure I get out there every, or every other night (weather petmitting) to watch them. Nature's extra magic!