Early in the morning soon after Baby Gabriel breastfed I took him for a walk in his stroller to give Chelsea a needed few hours of rest.
As soon as I stepped outside my senses turned towards imagining life through the senses of Gabriel.
We walked along the babbling river with the century-old Plantain branches creating a canopy overhead. The filtered light danced around Gabriel's plump face as the breeze waved through the leaves and brought a scent of oleander, pine, and fig. Taking each moment in as if it were the first time letting my senses burst with newness as I experienced the smell, sight, sound... as I imagined Gabriel was doing. Whispering the names to him of what our senses were encountering...
Water cool on this summer day hear it running to the sea.
Figs recently gathered but the scent remains.
The gravel underfoot makes a crackling sound.
The warmth of the sun rays.
Dogs barking, morning birds singing, a symphony of cigales. I ran your fingers over leaves, bark, water from the fountain on the square, rosemary and a remaining rose. Butterflies gracefully flew around. Magical mystical Sacred day if only every day I would be aware of its gift.
The world was a prayer of life, even the air was tasted in gulps and gentleness.
What a beautiful walk. I am sure he loved it and learned.
Posted by: Marilyn | 13 July 2019 at 08:03 PM
That was so wonderfully written. ❤️❤️
Posted by: Martina | 13 July 2019 at 08:26 PM
Beautiful.
Posted by: Lil | 13 July 2019 at 10:13 PM
What, no baby pictures??? :) (Beautifully written btw)
Posted by: Jacklynn Lantry | 14 July 2019 at 04:13 AM
Amen to all of this. Yes, seeing every day anew with the eyes of a child :)
Posted by: Kiki | 14 July 2019 at 08:40 AM
If you want to feel joy spend time with a baby.
Everything is all brand new again.
Thanks for all you share.
Love Jeanne
Posted by: Jeanne | 14 July 2019 at 12:33 PM
Oh my...what a beautiful morning...rediscovering what is there everyday..,, a new baby gives us new eyes to see and appreciate it all...
Posted by: Donna | 14 July 2019 at 01:20 PM
How wonderful to greet the day in this way.
Posted by: Paula Tyner | 14 July 2019 at 03:47 PM
As only you could word it. Luck little guy to have you as his Grammy♥️
Posted by: Texas Francophile | 14 July 2019 at 04:45 PM
" a symphony of cigales" With that description I can hear them! What a wonderful gran you are to Gabriel. BTW that wall paper in the first picture is awesome!
Posted by: Diogenes | 14 July 2019 at 07:05 PM
I love your descriptive narrative of what you were seeing, smelling and hearing in your surroundings. I don’t know what Bebe Gabriel was thinking but I was wishing I were there to experience France in summertime! What a blessing to enjoy life as you do! 💗
Posted by: Pamela | 15 July 2019 at 09:11 PM