sitting in the hallway reading a book. eva comes up and says, "momma, who do you think jumps higher? a frog? a rabbit? or a fish in water?" i look up from reading. listen. ponder. smile. answer, "frog." eva says, "yeah, i think so too. it goes frog, then rabbit, then fish in water. fish in water don't even really jump at all do they." hmmm. well there are salmon who seem to jump sometimes. yes. i refrain from talking further about flying fish, et al and am mindful of following eva in this conversation. recently she told me that she is tired of everyone telling her things. she said she wants to know and believe what she knows and believes and doesn't want to be told 'how things really are'. yes. i can see this. i don't mention flying fish and i really don't mention whales and dolphins, who aren't even fish in the first place. none of that. simply frogs, rabbits, and fish in the water. she snuggles close to me and smiles. yes. connection is good. even better than pointing things out.

and in other news, our first roses bloomed today-