A Spider's Web
Woohoo! I had a good weekend for once. The Sunday Stormfront didn't pass through my mind like is has for the past umpteen Sundays in a row. Instead, on Saturday, DH, DD, & I went to a local state park. DD & DH fished from the dock, while I just sat and enjoyd the silence. Living in town, even though we live on a quiet street, kind of jangles on my nerves.
We hadn't been there since April, when it was still rather cool. I felt very sick after we got home that time; hay fever or tree pollen really did a number on my allergies. But this trip, I felt so calm and relaxed when I got home. Instead of stressing out about DD, or what was going on around me, or even about the weather (it was cloudy, with some rain sprinkles), I sat on the park bench and just
was.
I had my paper journal with me and filled several pages, describing the lake and the trees. We brought a picnic lunch of ham and cheese sandwiches and chips and ate as soon as we arrived. I had also made some trail mix, and we had that for dessert. Food always tastes better in the outdoors, even simple sandwiches. It was funny that the longer I sat there, in spite of the mugginess of the day, I actually got chilled. There was a cool breeze moving across the face of the lake and the sun was hidden under the clouds.
Later in the afternoon, DD and I went on a short(ish) trail hike. Although I had been quite chilly earlier, I was sweating once we started our hike. It was very steamy in the woods, where no breeze was moving. Every so often, we heard the pittery pat of rain hitting the leaves of the trees above us. DD was a real trooper: she didn't complain too much about walking so far.
When we finished, we met up with DH and had ice cream cones at the concession stand. By that time, it was 3:30, and so we decided to head home.
That peaceful feeling stayed with me all weekend, and even into today.
Read my journal entry about the details
here.
