Twenty favorite sensations
Sight
- earthshine on an autumn moon
- the inside of a flower close up
- flying over the desert southwest late afternoon
- a Dale Chihuly installation
Sound
- the 'silence' of the deep woods
- the crackling of ice breaking up on a frozen river
- Andrea Bocelli singing
- a child's uninhibited laughter of joy
Smell
- bread baking
- bergamot
- my husband's hair
- the air after a summer electrical storm
Touch
- ice crystals stinging my face in a winter blizzard
- burying my face in a warm towel straight from the clothes dryer
- a hot shower pummelling the nape of my neck and down my spine
on a cold winter morning
- very supple suede
Taste
- the tang of Japanese pickled ginger
- the rich bitter cuff of a good espresso
- mango sorbet in a bittersweet chocolate cup
- fresh hot bread dripping in butter
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