Ninety days goes by in a blink.
I forget those tiny moments which don't make big impressions but that creep back in later as something I do want to remember. Peripheral details are then fuzzy like clouds.
Right now I'm taken with Kelvin Helmholtz clouds (K-H) which swirl and hook in an ocean-esque line. (Some were visible over my home city last week.)
They remind me of my ninety days. Moving forward in space with a small piece reaching back, not yet capable to touch that last wave.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Monday, April 18, 2016
Hold the Candles
This weekend I attended two birthday celebrations.
The first was a daunting group of four to nine year olds who were focused on computer screens around the perimeter of the room when I arrived. Now there were boxes of actual legos in the middle of the room but no child was playing with these; they were content instead to build a virtual item with their partner.
Birthday parties have changed since I was a child.
The invitation said no gifts but donations were taken so that another family around the world would have a present. A goat was suggested but another child preferred a dragon. (I'm not sure that is the most sustainable gift but I'd bet this kid was a Minecraft fan.) In the end, there was a selection of chicks, goats, a water filter and a few other items.
There was cake and awkward singing.
It was nice to see some elements of my childhood have continuity.
The second party was filled with Iron(wo)man triathletes, ultra-runners and adventure racers. There were only two of us that had not run a marathon (not including the kids). The food was healthy, there were discussions about races, and a few of us ate brownies and had a bit of reading water.
There was no cake or awkward singing.
There was peer pressure to run a marathon and decisions on the next time we'd run together.
Birthday parties have changed since I was in my twenties.
The first was a daunting group of four to nine year olds who were focused on computer screens around the perimeter of the room when I arrived. Now there were boxes of actual legos in the middle of the room but no child was playing with these; they were content instead to build a virtual item with their partner.
Birthday parties have changed since I was a child.
The invitation said no gifts but donations were taken so that another family around the world would have a present. A goat was suggested but another child preferred a dragon. (I'm not sure that is the most sustainable gift but I'd bet this kid was a Minecraft fan.) In the end, there was a selection of chicks, goats, a water filter and a few other items.
There was cake and awkward singing.
It was nice to see some elements of my childhood have continuity.
The second party was filled with Iron(wo)man triathletes, ultra-runners and adventure racers. There were only two of us that had not run a marathon (not including the kids). The food was healthy, there were discussions about races, and a few of us ate brownies and had a bit of reading water.
There was no cake or awkward singing.
There was peer pressure to run a marathon and decisions on the next time we'd run together.
Birthday parties have changed since I was in my twenties.
Friday, April 8, 2016
The Road Less Traveled
Last night I read Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed from back to front. It wasn't intentional, but once I started flipping through this Christmas gift, I couldn't stop. Several of the quotes resonated and this one seems to be my spring/summer mantra:
Travel by foot. There is so much you can't identify at top speed.
- Cheryl Strayed (p76)
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| Machu Picchu trail, Peru March 2016 |
Friday, April 1, 2016
Up in the Clouds
I took so many photos during the three week trek in South America that it's impossible to pick a favorite. The theme for this year seems to be fresh start and I think, for today, this fits.
Have a great weekend!
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| Time-lapse Swirling Waterfall Cloud Forest, Ecuador March 2016 |
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