Simple Thoughts

There’s a tropical storm coming for Florida. It’s a few days before hurricane season, but here it comes anyways. On our to-do list before all the heavy rain comes was to pick all the ripe blueberries off our bushes. 10-12 bushes out in our backyard that Adam had planted over the years. I’ve always enjoyed going out, fighting off the mosquitoes and getting a small bowl of blueberries to eat that afternoon with the kids. I took a big bowl out this time though since I was going to check all the plants in the garden to harvest anything before the storm. I picked some cherry tomatoes and a couple stray green beans. I found a handful of blackberries. Then I made my way to the blueberry bushes.  I started picking. It was barely drizzling rain. Then I kept picking. Wow. I thought to myself that the bushes were way more loaded than I thought. The rain picked up a little. The breeze was getting a little more than a light breeze. But what a refreshing, steady rain. I kept picking. J...