Bliss

Last week was unsettling for me on a few levels, but the weekend has proved to be more than worthy in calming nerves and stomachs.
What can work better than meeting this little fellow on an evening kayak ride? in one instant you know in your heart of hearts what's what in life:

Ah, yes, this:

And This:

And many hours of solitude with this, and a masterpiece of a book on hand:

There is something good in the world when a good friend trusts you enough to leave you all alone in her cottage for a night, knowing it will still be there the next day, and you will be once again a happy companion.