Paradise

It's so hard to remain depressed here in paradise. On a day like this, I can't help but realize that where I live, right now, is where I want to stay probably for the rest of my life. Right here, in this little area where the beach meets the restored ecological habitat. Red tailed hawk on my balcony and on the roof of my dorm building two days in a row makes me smile. An older man taking pictures of birds and telling me what they are, showing me pictures... how can you not smile? Especially when it's a horned lark, which is an adorable little bird. And his daughter, waiting for him, with an older beagle who jumps up on me and gives me kisses. It is paradise.