And Not Only Dolphins . . .

Playing in surf. Photo: ms4jah@flickr.com
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The title of this post came from something I'd posted on FaceBook.  I'd been with my elder son on his 5th grade field trip to Virginia Beach. (Cool, right?  I love VL Murray!). We'd gone out on a dolphin watch cruise, and I'd posted a couple of photos of the dolphins we saw.  I titled this post "DOLPHINS!"

On the way back in we were treated to the practice session of a squadron of planes for an air show later that weekend.  For a couple of their runs they went directly over our boat!  When I posted about this I wrote, ". . . and not only dolphins!"  One of my friends remarked, "I like any post that begins, 'and not only dolphins!'"  Another suggested that it'd make a great book title.

I'm thinking, maybe, a children's book   One looking at the miracles that surround us every day, those tastes of life's goodness, what a friend of mine calls "love letters from God."  

So, of course, there's the sight of of a family of dolphins, frolicking in the waves.  And not only dolphins, there's:

• The sight of a  group of Japanese macaques sitting in the hot springs with snow falling around them.
• The feel of a cup of hot chocolate warming your hands after a long day in the snow. 
• Sun on your shoulders and a cool breeze on your face. 
• The smell of salt at the beach. 
• Getting into bed with fresh cleaned sheets
• The smell of baking bread . . . or cookies. 

These are some of my ideas.  What are some of yours?

In Gassho,

RevWik
 

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