Shel Graves' Sensorium

Taste: shake and guacamole; bahn mi and black pepper Sight: bald eagle; the cat's tail aflame Sound: haughty, bossy; hoot, bay; mew; laughter Smell: lilac; smoke - burning cat fur; bear smell - musky, ammonia and funk Touch:  hot surfaces; sizzled, crispy fur; black smoke powder Extra: "Don't harsh my mellow." ; riding horseback across the wet green plains to a castle redirected to a small cottage with green walls and beautiful sayings written on them in script; shaking hands with Irishmen; don't neglect your hobbies; compassion is invincible; relentlessly optimistic; shake it off Grateful for: laughter; books and movies; the Marvel cinematic universe

Taste: blueberry fritter; maple bar Sight:  waterfalls, green moss, winter sunshine Sound: bobbling Smell: yeast doughnuts Touch: greasy mouth Extra: sunpanion; metta-self-kindness, loving-kindness; “Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.” — Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility  Grateful for: being able to afford groceries

Taste:  vegan tiramisu; grape leaves Sight: the cat lying across the back of the chair in the morning sunlight; the woman in the herbivore bunny shirt Sound: typing furiously 750 words; water boiling in the tea kettle Smell: violet and sea mist Touch: her mind and fingers working in intricate tandem; kissing the cat Extra:  a kaleidoscope of butterflies and an army of caterpillars; "It is not every one," said Elinor, "who has your passion for dead leaves." — Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen  Grateful for: Jane Austen; tranquility