Sometimes when Satu and I are mucking about the house on a Sunday or if the stars align perfectly and we have a day off together, Satu will call to me from the other room. Not really a call, more like a little chirp from a song bird. "Hi baby" she will chirp. "Hi girlfrang" I will call back. This seems like it would be enough to establish that we see each other and are acknowledging our love for each other, but once started, this could go on for quite a while.
I now understand why birds do this for hours. On the one hand, it is compulsive and distracting, but on the other it is like having a really long hug without getting overly hot and having to be stuck in one place for an hour. We even do the call and response on the phone. It totally has the same effect.
"Hi baby" (I don't have anything to say, but you are the most important thing in my life and I love you)
"Hi honey" (I miss you even though I am standing next to you because I love you so much that I can never get enough of you."
Now, when I am at work or I am away from home, often I will hear her voice chirping to me and it makes me feel connected. When I think of her, I hear it, when I am sleeping, I hear it and when I am just living my life, I feel like those simple words are always there like the noise of my own personal forest where I am most at home.
