Ennui

It is raining. It has been raining more on than off for several days. I struggle with the staleness of work, a colonoscopy- enforced rest from Crossfit and related activities. There is a malaise and unrest that is settled over me. I am reduced to fantasy on the order of WWTSD- What Would Tony Stark Do? I am 49 years old and find myself emulating a comic book character? Granted, he is really cool and hip AND morally ambivalent -more hero than super, but still...these are dangerous days. I guard against abandoning the ScionxB and speeding away in a Volvo C20.

10 Things I Am Digging Right Now

• Maisie's obsession with John Denver-although at times it is a little creepy.
• Toying with the idea of getting a new truck-someday!
• Shopping for a DSLR camera.
• Although this is not very permaculturally correct, the smell of freshly mown grass.
• My "new" Specialized Hardrock Mountain Bike.
• Maisie tooling around on her "new" bike in the driveway.
• Watching Frasier reruns.
• Mountain Magazine.
• Crossfit.
• Looking forward to seeing Snow White and the Huntsman and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer.

Friday Photo

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. (Inspired by Soule Mama)

Suddenly, I am craving an adult kick scooter. Huh...

Friday Photo

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. (Inspired by Soule Mama)

Earth Day

Whatever happened to Earth Day?  I have seen a spattering of events here and there, but nothing like the carnival of choices of yester year.

Maybe I am more sensitive to it as I am currently involved in a nature writing course. Or perhaps, the one day spectacle of do gooders and hippies has morphed into a 365 day a year involved cadre of concerned citizens saving the environment and the earth through a daily grind.

I sincerely hope it is the second scenario.

What are you committed to or (re) committing to this Earth Day?

Some suggested reading:


The EarthSpeaks
Plan B
Gaia's Garden
Desert Solitare
Living Downstream

Union River looking toward Blue Hill, ME

48-fortey ate (+ 1 )(Oops, how is that for a Freudian slip?) I meant to say 49

This is it.  This is what my forty eight (49) looks like.  Not what I expected, if I even had any expectations, but upon consideration of what has transpired to get here and a multitude of lesser alternatives, it is GOOD.  On my own bequest...may there be MANY more.