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Pribnow  ·  3588 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Share an Emotion You Felt Today and What Sparked It

On my walk to the library this morning I noticed a group of three magpies searching through the pine needles and pinecones beneath a tree, chirping to eachother and digging through the detritus with flicking movements of their beaks; a small chipmunk watched from a nearby branch and chirped to himself contemplatively, finally deciding to chase the magpies away (only to have them fly away, do a lap of the tree, and land on the other side of the trunk in their continued search for food).

I stood and watched for several minutes, completely absorbed by the display, without thinking about myself or my life or my problems. I felt very content.