5 minutes

 Reverb10 -- December 15 -- 5 minutes

Prompt: Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. 

Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things

you most want to remember about 2010.

(Author: Patti Digh)

During my 5 minutes, these were the scenes that flashed into my mind:

• the sight of children diving to catch falling leaves

• the first bite of my made from scratch pumpkin pie

• reading a book so beautiful that it brought tears to my eyes

• being warmed by the breath of the small child sleeping on my shoulder

• laughing until tears poured down my cheeks

• holding hands with my love during the night

• dipping a brush into paint and then dragging it across canvas for the first time

• celeste

• going for walks with children and seeing their discoveries

• the heart stressing thrill of a Falcon's 4th quarter game winning drive

• watching the last moment's of Bobby Cox's managerial career

• playing with water colors

• my niece's 8th grade graduation

• getting to know new friends

• kisses from my hungry cat in the early hours of the morning

• sips of warm coffee on icy mornings

• the vibrant colors of the sunrises and sunsets

• the flavors of lemongrass, cilantro and coconut

• the look on my vegan love's face when she realized she was drinking not coconut milk but condensed milk~ our kind server had a beautifully thick accent