It’s a busy day in paradise. There is so much going on. Where to begin? Here is a condensed version of this morning’s news:

• A handful of blackberries were picked for breakfast
• A dog dug furiously when he smelled a mole in the ground
• Redwood branches welcome fresh dew on their leaves
• A new chick hatched during the night
• Corn blossoms fell like rice grains on a squash leaf
• The sweet smell of corn blooms perfumes the morning air
• Corn ears are fattening
• The morning sunbeams are playing hide-and-go-seek behind pumpkin leaves
• Onion bulbs are swelling in the sweet earth
• Cabbage heads are tightening in the garden
• Overnight, a growing cabbage head has invented fifteen new shades of green
• Poppy buds are bursting with joy at waking up with a million beads of sparkling, diamond-like dew drops
• A wasp is waking up after spending a night sleeping in a sunflower flowerhead
• A happy dog soaks up love

Don’t let the news media tell you otherwise, paradise is all around you, you can see it, you can feel it, you can smell it, you can find it, it’s everywhere.