Answer:
I don't know if this question is supposed to have options, but, if not, I would say that the word that describes the mood of the excerpt is sensitive.
Explanation:
The character in these lines is remembering situations from the past that connect him/her with nature, in the case of the picture in the dust and in the second scenario when trying to fish for minnows. The speaker also remembers that Joey is laughing in both situation. It is easy to see for the reader that the speaker feels sensitive with the things he or she remember having around him/her in that time he/she describes.
