Every once in a great while I experience a day of such deep satisfaction that I say to myself "self........this is what life is about!"
Today has been one of those days. 
If you were to ask me what was so special about today,I would be at a complete loss to answer you.
Yesterday I cut the grass and spent a good part of the afternoon cleaning up after the dogs (use your imagination!).
This morning with no commitment to driving down to South Jersey, Susan and I had the opportunity to do some yard work. We swept both the side deck and the back deck. We put away all of the "stuff" that has been ignored since we began our Spring yard work. a rake, a shovel, a few brooms,some electrical gear, a bunch of hand tools and various gardening tools.
We pulled weeds and moved patio blocks and lumber.
I cleaned off all of the shelves and storage bins we have on the decks. I laid all of the cushions from the patio furniture out in the sun, drying them out and eventually shaking and sweeping off the dirt. 
A few weeks ago, I found that after moving my office suite around, I can hang my extra speakers from my computer out the window and have music fill the yard.
After 3 hours of cleaning we had some lunch on the back deck before heading up to sit by the pool.
When all had quieted down, I looked around and saw it was good!
The deck ,which is now 26 or 27 years old looked fresh and clean. The yard was manicured , at least to my standards. 
The pool was crystal clear and refreshing to swim in.

Soon it was 3 o'clock and time for me to make my Sunday afternoon run. 
I drove the tree lined streets of Bergen County dropping off the handful of Seniors who are on my Sunday route.
Everything seemed so calm,so natural, so peaceful.
For a brief moment on a Sunday afternoon, I understood happy.
It really felt nice!