Optimism

Well, I'll tell you where I haven't been recently and much to my chagrin. Hiking.

I have been grading, working, attending my son's baseball games, and going to gigs, so I've had a good mixture of work and family time, but still--no hiking.

And I so need to hike. In a big way. I just need to walk and walk and walk for a few hours. Outside. In the air. In the quiet. In nature--to catch up.

So--I plan to go out this upcoming weekend, hopefully to the coast, to blow away the cobwebs and to see some sights, hear some sounds, and do some 'sploring.

I cannot, cannot, cannot wait.