First of September

Today, on a whim, I decided to go outside and flop down on the grass. The ground was warm under me and the sun was warm upon me; an Ashlee sandwich. I basked there for a while, and then began to feel a bit damp, but I didn't mind. It was too bright for cloud gazing and I wasn't able to get much thinking done between my sister coming out and throwing grass on me and the kids my mom babysits coming out to play with rocks. They're 1 and 3. Both boys - of course. As a rule (though not by our own making) we never get anything other than boys. Josiah, the older one, is rather fond of me and we played with blocks today. Logan, however, pretty much hates me. He cries whenever he so much as looks at me. I don't know why. *shrug*

Anyway, after the kids went inside (Logan didn't want to at first until my mom left and he realized he would be alone with me ... THEN he ran inside :/) I had a bit of time for thinking. I observed the garden and thought that one small sunflower looked like it was chuckling at some joke when the breeze struck it. The other larger sunflowers looked rather forlorn. They're top heavy and bent over, like they're mourning the end of summer and that they won't live to see the beauty of autumn. I also thought that it might be nice to have a perfume that smelled like a tomato warm in the sun. I don't like common, heavy, "grandma" perfumes; I'm always on the hunt for something unique and "underwhelming."

The rest of the day was rather uneventful. I had to keep the cat in my room while the carpet cleaners were here. That was a bit challenging as I had to make sure she stayed away from the bird. The little brat pulled his cage down a week or so ago. It scared them both (ok, all of us) more than anything; Seattle wasn't hurt and he didn't escape. So I had to keep a close eye on her this time. She managed to stay out of mischief, although she annoyed me at the end when she went under the bed and bit me (and possibly hissed) when I tried to remove her. Animals.

I also returned books to the library and went to Walmart, but there is nothing very interesting in that. Or the fact that my mother has enlisted me to help her clean the kitchen. Blah. I'm not in a social mood today. Hopefully I can get that out of the way fairly quickly and spend the rest of the evening in peaceful solitude, reading or studying.