How good it is
Last night, we celebrated our power being on by sitting on the front porch with friends – I know, it makes no sense – but there it is. And then we came in and slept the sleep of the dead, the dead that sleep in a/c that is, a/c set to 75 degrees cool. We even put a sheet over us – it was lovely.
Tin didn’t wake up until mid morning – he found sleep heaven as well.
I took the dogs for a long walk in City Park and assessed the damage – lots of trees lost limbs but for the most part it didn’t look as bad as I’ve seen it before and the birds were very happy. Greeting me on my arrival were two pelicans grooming in the denuded tree in the front lagoon. Then several types of herons skirted the banks – immature black crown night herons, little blue herons, and a great blue.
When the birds are happy, I’m happy.
We spent the rest of the day just tearing it up – cleaning up the yard, doing laundry, cleaning and storing and unpacking and repacking, getting Tin ready for back to school [verdict: pants that fit are too short, pants that are big are long enough], and then we just crashed.
September 8th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
OMG! Tin’s beautiful grin made my day! Can this possibly be him?! What a gorgeous hunk he’s turning out to be. It’s nice catching up with you today and seeing your life settle into the new normal. I don’t remember where I read it or heard it, but I thought it was a lovely sentiment: (wish I could remember it exactly but it goes something like) “The new day will begin as it always has, but only after the one before it is completely finished.” I’m rooting for you all! ‘Sorry I’ve been absent so long, but it’s really nice catching up today.