There were teasings. And blushings. There was unfinished pie and coffee over birdsong. There were long autumn walks, crinkly hydrangea blooms, evenings dissolved in laughter. There were falling stars, unicorns, stray cats and Christmas kittens. And we fell in love. And then there were mountain bluebirds, and wild lilies, snow in sunlight. A proposal. Sandhill cranes. And quiet, reverent mornings. And evenings dissolved in laughter.