Today was one of those quietly wonderful days that aren’t exciting in the sense that you find yourself thrilled at every moment, but that at the end of the day you look back and suddenly realize that you’ve had an excellent day indeed.

Today I went to the zoo as usual, had fish tacos for lunch, and enjoyed the sunshine. I went to an animal training class where I was given my very own clicker with which to work on training from a lady who taught us using chickens. The best part of the day, however, only lasted about five minutes and is completely explained by this photo:

Any day in which I can cuddle ducklings is a good day in my book. Finding wonder in the small is part of what makes life sweet and and livable and, yes, exciting.