I would call this day one of January's best. Beautiful sunshine and a warmup that takes us into mid thirties -- a rare treat indeed!
True, there is too little snow. Whereas last year we were skiing daily beginning in early December, this year, we have yet to wax the old boards.
I had a day packed with appointments and errands and so I was too rushed to fully take in all that the weather delivered, but I had my moment with my face to the sun and that was plenty wonderful. I was prompted to do so shortly after breakfast (which we ate in the sun room because if not today, then when?).
I had a checkup with a doctor -- a very good doctor, who is about a decade younger than me. He poked here and there and then stood back and said -- for a woman your age, it is as it should be.
For a woman my age! I suppose it is what you say to a retired old chump: maybe you're stiff and achey but hey, for a person your age, you're held together quite well! Like a Fed Ex package that's delivered after an especially brutal journey!
That's when I decided I needed a small outdoor detour. Nothing restores the spirit and refreshes the soul as well as a walk through a park and Owen Woods is one of Madison's best.
In the late afternoon I was again with little Snowdrop, but when I asked her for one of her more charming expressions for a photo, she gave me this:
Still, toward the end of our time together she was enraptured once again -- today, by a dazzling firefly.
And so the day just whizzed by. I didn't visit with the cheepers, I barely had time to unpack groceries and Ed had to wait quite a while for supper. I'm sure I've left unanswered emails and, too, there are telltale piles of papers that need my attention, but honestly, it was such a beautiful day that all else fades and seems terribly inconsequential by evening's end.
True, there is too little snow. Whereas last year we were skiing daily beginning in early December, this year, we have yet to wax the old boards.
I had a day packed with appointments and errands and so I was too rushed to fully take in all that the weather delivered, but I had my moment with my face to the sun and that was plenty wonderful. I was prompted to do so shortly after breakfast (which we ate in the sun room because if not today, then when?).
I had a checkup with a doctor -- a very good doctor, who is about a decade younger than me. He poked here and there and then stood back and said -- for a woman your age, it is as it should be.
For a woman my age! I suppose it is what you say to a retired old chump: maybe you're stiff and achey but hey, for a person your age, you're held together quite well! Like a Fed Ex package that's delivered after an especially brutal journey!
That's when I decided I needed a small outdoor detour. Nothing restores the spirit and refreshes the soul as well as a walk through a park and Owen Woods is one of Madison's best.
In the late afternoon I was again with little Snowdrop, but when I asked her for one of her more charming expressions for a photo, she gave me this:
Still, toward the end of our time together she was enraptured once again -- today, by a dazzling firefly.
And so the day just whizzed by. I didn't visit with the cheepers, I barely had time to unpack groceries and Ed had to wait quite a while for supper. I'm sure I've left unanswered emails and, too, there are telltale piles of papers that need my attention, but honestly, it was such a beautiful day that all else fades and seems terribly inconsequential by evening's end.