okra: A Little Rest

I was home from work this afternoon, feeling a bit under the weather. I slept for a few hours while it stormed outside. With the help of the rain, I finally got some restful sleep and when I woke up I felt quite a bit better.

It's now several degrees cooler. The evening, right before the sun set, was particularly pleasant. I went outside to check on my plants; the rain did them good as well. I closed the chicken pen at dusk, and waited for a few minutes, standing alone and very still in the yard. I was waiting to see the bats. Soon I saw one winging through the clearing. Still standing in the damp grass, sockless in my garden clogs, I listened to the chirps of the bat, and the soft buzz of beetle and bug wings. I sighed, a deep breath out. I think I'll be ready for tomorrow.