Alela Diane

Agatha Christie
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about...It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you.

I am trying to keep the aging process in perspective and these words ring so true. Each day is filled with possibilities and ideas and wisdom. Trying to learn to not "sweat" the silly day to day as much. Don't get me wrong. I still struggle with it every day but those things don't seem so all important lately and I think I like it.

Deck before and after

Roger took the end panel off the deck to create another entry and exit off of the deck. Then I got the wonderful job of painting it. Had not been that long but last years ice storm and the roof being replaced did a number on the deck paint. So here are some before and after shots.

Concert

The concert was awesome. We got there way early after eating at Kingfish on the river. We were sitting in the parking lot and looked up only to see Linford and Karin pull in and park right in front of us. We were face to face. I felt like such a groupie. Katie Herzig opened for them and it was a great night. Nice venue. Held about 450 and was sold out. I tried not to use flash and all my pics were blurry. The architecture was very industrial and modern so no pics there. I have got to read my manual and figure out how to get an indoor pic that has good color and not blurry. I was trying to zoom because the tallest man in the house was right in front of me so I had to try to angle around his head and hold camera still. Then I would think I had it in focus and she would move. Oh well... Too busy listening to get a good shot anyway.

Over The Rhine

Roger surprised me and got tickets to an Over The Rhine Concert in Louisville tonight. Getting ready to hit the road and go check it out! I am so excited. The last concert we went to of their was at an old church in Cincinnati. This one is at an old church as well so I am hoping to get to take some shots with my camera that show some of the architectural details. Here are some pics I got last time.

I borrowed this poem from another blog. I just loved it and thought you might too.

Initiation Song from the Finders Lodge by Ursula K LeGuin

Please bring strange things.
Please come bringing new things.
Let very old things come into your hands.
Let what you do not know come into your eyes.
Let desert sand harden your feet.
Let the arch of your feet be your mountains.
Let the paths of your fingertips be your maps
and the ways you go be the lines on your palms.
Let there be deep snow in your inbreathing
and your outbreath be the shining of ice.
May your mouth contain the shapes of strange words.
May you smell food cooking you have not eaten.
May the spring of a foreign river be your navel.
May your soul be at home where there are no houses.
Walk carefully, well loved one,
walk mindfully, well loved one,
walk fearlessly, well loved one.
Return with us, return to us,
be always coming home.

No time to post lately

I have not had much time to post anything lately. We have been very busy around the house and at work. Abbi Grace came to visit and stayed for a few days. I took her back to Nashville but before we left we went across the street to the pond to feed the duck's some corn. She liked them all and when she got some corn in her shoes she was worried that the ducks were going to peck her toes. She has them curled up in some of the pics.