Chicken wire and buttercups

Out of the corner of my eye I espied this link in a blog I frequent: "broke but gorgeous".

Which launched me off on a search to remember the things that bring beauty and inspire gratitude in a life that has metamorphosed into one of simplicity.

I am grateful for poppies that sparkle like red explosions in the rain.

For a husband who brings my book out of the rain.

For dogs that slumber sweetly and snore melodiously (bar the occasional whiffing and tumbling).

And for buttercups that grow in shade, in sun, and other odd places.