She chased me outside and said, “Take the folding chair, dear, and just sit there in the sunshine and soak up some natural warmth.” And so I did, and can report that now, in mid-April, it’s coming alive again.

The “chi-chi-chi-chi” bird was there along with the “rack-ack-rack-ack” bird and something that went “ork-ork-ork” near the water feature, alternating with the distant “thrummm-thrummm” of a woodpecker in the faraway forest sharpening up his beak.

Meanwhile, the Atlantic Ocean was just making up its mind as to whether to stay awhile longer up here halfway to where the Kennebunk River crosses Route 1 or just slide on back to the depths from which it came.

Little gusts of wind were helping the trees to dance. Teaching them a new dance step, while blowing little warm and chilly spots of sunshine around the deck. But I can report to you with full confidence, that it’s all coming alive again, and better times are ahead for all.

About the water feature, I should explain that we just had a friend with a backhoe come by and dig us a hole, covered the bottom with a sheet of heavy rubber and filled it up with water. It also managed to attract a family of frogs, but a heron came by and sorted out most of the frogs.

As for the dancing part, you should understand that trees dance with their branches and use their roots for balance, while people dance with their roots and use their branches for balance, but it all works out in the long run.

The sea and the sky are the rhythm of life, but the melody is yours to sing. So sing on, or at least hum something while you sit in the sunshine – it’s part of being human.

Orrin Frink is a Kennebunkport resident. He can be reached at ofrink@gmail.com.