When I visit my sit spot, I try to make a point of not bringing anything with me that might be a distraction. That means no phone, no camera, no book, no music, no drink, and no food. This is because I already have the biggest source of distraction around stuck right in my cranium.

Today, though, I failed to keep my sit spot free of external distractions. I found an open twenty-minute slot during the day and thought it would be as good a time as any to visit the spot. Unfortunately, I discovered this opening while scooping a fair amount of soy chocolate ice cream into a bowl. Not wanting to miss the window of opportunity, but also not wanting to waste ice cream, I snuck the bowl out with me. And since I figured I was already breaking the no-distraction rule, I brought my camera out to chronicle the transgression.

It was a very warm day. The ice cream was barely out for a minute before it seriously started to melt.