Today the weather here in N.C. reminded us

not to worry so much about winter and instead to remember that spring would indeed one day come.  The mid-day high hovered around 73, the sky was clear, the sunlight hit us with more strength than we have any right to expect, and a light breeze carried with it the promise of more good days to come.

If you're of a pessimistic bent, you could reasonably argue that the perfection that was today was in fact all a horrible lie.  You could point to Friday's projected high of 38 and the cooling days between now and then as proof that nature was having us on.

I don't hold with that perspective.  I increasingly believe that we must cling to the joys this life gives us, marvel at every second of them, and appreciate their beauty and their magic, because however often you receive them, they remain precious.

So today I stood for a time in the sunlight, and smiled, and squinted in the bright light, and basked in the joys this day offered.

I hope your day brought its own measure of happiness.

A bit of highway magic

As I was driving home from work in the fading sunlight, I noticed a man and a car on the side of an on-ramp I was about to pass.  The car sat empty.  The man sat beside the car.  In front of him was a drum kit.  He was playing the drums.

Magic. 

I wish I had been able to take a picture.

As luck would have it, others have indeed photographed this guy.  As you can read in this short article, this man has done this before, apparently multiple times.  He sits there for a simple and practical reason:  To avoid noise complaints from his neighbors while he practices his drums. 

I don't mind that his motivation is practical.  I still love what he's doing, and I consider it magic.  It made my day.