small things that make me happy

I just verified that my son's and my ballots have been counted.

I've engaged in a small act of optimism: I just bought five bottles of wine for Thanksgiving on the assumption that I won't have to bug out of the country by then.

I saw a bald eagle at Green Lake today, slowly cruising as it was harassed by a gull. A few minutes later I saw it alone on the other side of the lake.