Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Got medication AND my stitches out!!!
Be training again in no time. : )
Today was a goood day.

Today

Around 4:30 it occurred to me that there was probably a good sunset happening out there and I had just missed it. I was annoyed that it hadn't occurred to me earlier but then I figured I'd go out just in case. It turned out the best part was just happening. If I'd stayed in and been annoyed I would have missed it. Great lesson. Just go out there and do it. Beats being in a bad mood.

Chickens

Chickens make me smile

Wait in the Fire

My day centered around the sunset today. Since 4 the previous morning I've been waiting for it. Sounds strange but it was my big plan to get out of the house after several weeks of being cooped up. It was soooo much more than I expected it to be. I went outside around 3:20pm and waited and watched the sky. It was beautiful but subdued so after an hour or so I headed home. Half way there I realized the real show was starting. So I turned back and followed it and wandered places I hadn't gone before and the colors offered more everywhere I went. Every direction I looked the sky was lit up. Ardent reds and deep blues, colors that emulsified into pastels. I watched as the moon rose hallowed in a thin layer of white cloud. I watched every ember blaze but returned home before the sky turned dark. Using the burning clouds to guide my way home.

If Water Could Burn

Coals of the coolest blue
Floating in lines
Each with blazing underbelly
Strung like pearls across the sky
The subsiding rage of orange flame
Against the backdrop of deepening night

Semi Annual Flu/Cold/Mystery Illness Freak Out

4 days, 1 meal, and about 6 hours sleep. I will be so happy when this is over.

You'd think after 12 days I'd be on the up swing. Some things have to get worse before they get better. Maybe the recent worsening is a sign of immanent .... better getting....

Mistaken Identity

I've never been so consistently mistaken for someone else as I have been this year. I ran into someone at Alan Bro's this evening and she called me by another name. Luckily, it was a flattering mistake but I am thinking of changing my name to something more memorable.