Gratitude

We live in a complex world grounded in our own ability to contact and magnify simplicity.  Today on a clear day with no wind our power went off.  Like that, a change in plans.  My morning rituals which include the computer stop and twirl.  I grab a bag and walk down to Good Earth for coffee and prepared food.  On the way back, I pause and note the infrastructure that supports life here. I know we’re all aware of Lahaina and Maui and how quickly things can change. This morning was another call to notice what I often take for granted, and to give thanks to all the connections that support the richness of the life I live here.

A flower gaze
Connective Support
Bridge over the marsh
Haven with a bench and table and neighborhood art
Rocks gather in flocks
And rise on stumps
A dance of styles
Joy circles – sparks heart!

Navigation

I’m going between two places, a floating home, and a more permanent home.  I’ve been struggling with navigating doing laundry and such at night in the permanent home since that requires going through a kitchen that is being remodeled as it is completely emptied and torn apart.  Wires burst and hang sadly forth from open walls. It seems 1950’s wiring is not up to code.  Who knew?

I feel like a spelunker when I put on my headlamp to navigate through the kitchen in the dark to the garage and the washer and dryer.  Why am I not doing it during the day?  Because it’s filled with men who know what they’re doing and I don’t.  I stay away on a magical float, a houseboat complete with birds surrounding it in its up and down float.

Magic and living are doubled on the water – a nearby boat

Two of my companions and friends

Open to the view