Three beautiful things from my past week:

1. A lounge chair opens up on a packed afternoon at the pool. The deck is covered with tiny, dropped acorns at the deep end, making it an uncomfortable alternative space for spreading out a towel.

2. A Labor Day sale allows me to replace the beloved purple hiking/winter boots I lost last Christmas after accidentally leaving them on the roof of the car.

3. The Mets, who currently sit atop the NL East, sweep their series against the Nats, who are in second place. Each game is fraught with more drama than a Mets fan would like (although about how much we expect), but a win is a win at this point in the season.

How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world this week?