Fresh Paint

I repainted my front door yellow last weekend. Sunflower yellow. My neighbors' doors are all brown or gray.

I was a little worried it was too much. Then on Monday morning the mail carrier said, "That door just made my day." On Tuesday a kid on a scooter yelled "Cool door!" and almost fell off. On Wednesday a woman I've never met knocked to ask for the paint color.

On Thursday, the house two doors down painted theirs teal. By Saturday there was a red one at the end of the block, and the man who lives there gave me a thumbs-up from his ladder.

It cost thirty-one dollars and took an afternoon. Every time I come home now, my door looks like it's smiling at me. I can't think of a better welcome.