Late Saturday Afternoons

I love this time of day probably more than any other...the time when the sun lowers in the sky preparing for the sunset, casting long golden streams of light between the branches of the trees. The shadows are long, but the sunlight is amber. Life seems to mellow out. Even the birds are calm. Women put supper on the stove to cook. Children play in the streets. People rush home from weekend activities to put their feet up on the front porch railing and sit back and listen to the world going by. It's time for a cup of hot coffee on the porch, talking about simple things, or smiling quietly in complete serenity. This is what I love about home.