This is a fitting photo that optimizes what spring is all about - a time for growth anew.
The picture is of "baby' Singleton, the 20 week old daughter of Carmen and Mike, who I've known for 5+ plus years. Until she explained, I assumed she was sporting a picture of a coming storm on radar- in fact, that's probably true!
Ahh... the first day of spring! I rolled out of bed at 5:30am after a rather restful night's sleep. It wouldn't be officially
spring until
1:26pm EST but I was ready to celebrate anyhow. Sure, it was only a paltry 27 degrees, but come 1:30pm I was certain that it would rise to somewhere close to 75 or 80. After all, it's spring! For the occasion I would wear green and blue ( i don't think so).
By 6:15am I had already completed my round of exercises, a walk with Ykraps, some coffee, and meditation. I was ahead of schedule. I slowed considerably after that point, why I am not sure I just did. Still, I was ready for work by 7:25am and had my usual ten minutes to play, and today I would use it largely to play guitar.
As soon as I hit the door to my office the activity was fast and furious. I can see now that it's just not gonna let up. I worked like a dog right up to my lunch run, which I managed to escape for by 12:30pm. The sky by now had become slightly over cast but still I could see the sun through the thin clouds. As I finished the final mile I turned towards the sun to take a peak of the equinox that was about to unfold. Fittingly, I noticed that the sun was almost directly overhead in the southern sky signifying an almost equal balance of daylight and darkness. Sadly, though, the temperature didn't soar and the great pumpkin never appeared. I was left gazing hopelessly for something that would never come. The fact that I was basking in the light of the equinox did send some shivers down my spine. The idea that I am in tune with the universe seemed so fitting.
The afternoon brought nothing but more work related fun. We were slammed up until my time to go. I left the office somewhere near 5:10pm and headed not home but instead to Office Max with every intention of buying the materials necessary to organize my growing guitar knowledge base. I needed a binder and protective sheets to store all of my chord sheets, scales, and songs so that I could reference them easily. The stop was as success. I would now be a better guitar player for having organized my stuff.
Once home I half expected Mindy to already be present but she wasn't. After all, it was a Mindy Monday. I was able to make quick of my chores and even escape for a walk with Ykraps. But by the time we returned Mindy was just pulling up. We exchanged hello's and Mindy finally gave me my 6 month anniversary card. It was nice even though it was late! We looked at the weekends pictures then returned to the kitchen where I made the two of us some chicken broth with cheddar cheese along with some chunks of cantaloupe.
After our dinner we decided to hot tub and then build a roaring fire. The hot tub was better than splendid and the fire was everything we'd hoped for. We both really know how to relax when given the opportunity. We laid in front of the fire for darn near 1.5 hours. Mindy departed somewhere near 10pm. After she pulled away I did some blogging, had some popcorn, did some reading, and went to bed. I don't think I fell asleep, however, until well after 11pm.
Ahh... the first day of spring! I rolled out of bed at 5:30am after a rather restful night's sleep. It wouldn't be officially spring until 1:26pm EST but I was ready to celebrate anyhow. Sure, it was only a paltry 27 degrees, but come 1:30pm I was certain that it would rise to somewhere close to 75 or 80. After all, it's spring! For the occasion I would wear green and blue ( i don't think so).
By 6:15am I had already completed my round of exercises, a walk with Ykraps, some coffee, and meditation. I was ahead of schedule. I slowed considerably after that point, why I am not sure I just did. Still, I was ready for work by 7:25am and had my usual ten minutes to play, and today I would use it largely to play guitar.
As soon as I hit the door to my office the activity was fast and furious. I can see now that it's just not gonna let up. I worked like a dog right up to my lunch run, which I managed to escape for by 12:30pm. The sky by now had become slightly over cast but still I could see the sun through the thin clouds. As I finished the final mile I turned towards the sun to take a peak of the equinox that was about to unfold. Fittingly, I noticed that the sun was almost directly overhead in the southern sky signifying an almost equal balance of daylight and darkness. Sadly, though, the temperature didn't soar and the great pumpkin never appeared. I was left gazing hopelessly for something that would never come. The fact that I was basking in the light of the equinox did send some shivers down my spine. The idea that I am in tune with the universe seemed so fitting.
The afternoon brought nothing but more work related fun. We were slammed up until my time to go. I left the office somewhere near 5:10pm and headed not home but instead to Office Max with every intention of buying the materials necessary to organize my growing guitar knowledge base. I needed a binder and protective sheets to store all of my chord sheets, scales, and songs so that I could reference them easily. The stop was as success. I would now be a better guitar player for having organized my stuff.
Once home I half expected Mindy to already be present but she wasn't. After all, it was a Mindy Monday. I was able to make quick of my chores and even escape for a walk with Ykraps. But by the time we returned Mindy was just pulling up. We exchanged hello's and Mindy finally gave me my 6 month anniversary card. It was nice even though it was late! We looked at the weekends pictures then returned to the kitchen where I made the two of us some chicken broth with cheddar cheese along with some chunks of cantaloupe.
After our dinner we decided to hot tub and then build a roaring fire. The hot tub was better than splendid and the fire was everything we'd hoped for. We both really know how to relax when given the opportunity. We laid in front of the fire for darn near 1.5 hours. Mindy departed somewhere near 10pm. After she pulled away I did some blogging, had some popcorn, did some reading, and went to bed. I don't think I fell asleep, however, until well after 11pm.
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