Sunshine on my shoulders . . .

makes me happy! After another beautiful fall day, I am so grateful for sunshine. Dark, dreary winter months can really get me down, and I know they're on their way. But even in the winter there may be sunny (though still frigid) days in the winter, and on those days you can often find me curled up in front of a window with a blanket wrapped around me just soaking in the sun as it streams through the glass. I live for those moments during the cold months. When sunshine is plentiful, I love just being out in it. I am guilty of just lying on a lawn chair basking in the sun - not to get a tan as I have completely given up that quest and have accepted that I am simply a pasty white American of Northern European descent with no hope of ever tanning. No, I just love to feel the sun. It gives me energy, vitality and comfort all at the same time. I am extra thankful for every ounce of sunlight that warms me, body and soul, at this time of year - and any time!