Slower

It's not about the birds and the bees - it's about the bees and the flowers. This is a quiz. Press Play. What are you thinking about?n

I wish you were here for the real thing, but this might be the next best thing. A little stimulus for your eyes to remind your brain and your nose. Press Play. Inhale.

My tomato plants are determined to teach me a lesson. Better, Cheaper, Slower.

You could watch this for a while. It's a little like bird-watching, only better. You don't need binoculars. You don't feel like a stalker. If you don't have one of your own, now's the time to take a walk and find one. Or Press Play. Borrow mine.

May 24, 2015. Let's take a little vacation together. Just for a minute. In one of those places where you just want to watch. Just wanna listen. Press Play. And have a lovely Memorial Day.

May 17, 2015. Let your feet follow your eyes. Always look where you want to go. Never look where you don't want to go. Press Play and look.

Where I live, magnolias only bloom for a week or two, right before Mother's Day. So if you don't have one right in your yard, you really have to go wherever they are. Or you can press play. She can, too.

Lemon ice? Hot chocolate? Beverages or states of mind? Press Play, order your drink.

I've always been a hands-on kinda guy, though this isn't always what I want all over my hands. But I do think this is what long weekends are for. What Slower Sundays are for.

Walk right into the middle of it and then ... don't move. Don't even blink. Just keep your eyes wide open as long as you can. Press Play. Borrow my eyes for a minutes. Happy Sunday.