Relaxing

Today I received an email with one of those quizzes that asks things like how do you relax. It occurs to me that most of what I do is relaxing anymore.

One of my favorite things to do is write. My imagination is overflowing and writing helps empty it out at the same time it fills me up. I also like to read and I have been known to have three books going at once. One in the bedroom for when I am ready to go to sleep. One in the bathroom, well for obvious reasons, and one in the living room that travels with me in my purse, or pocket and keeps me entertained whenever the need arises.

I love playing with Lennon. Yesterday we saw a big bird standing in the backyard right next to the drop off down the mountain. At first I thought it was a falcon, or hawk, but it turned out to be a juvenile harrier, a pretty good sized bird. Good thing I had a book to look it up in! He likes to watch the birds too and it is his job to pour the seed into the bird plate. I hold him up and he dumps it in. He can identify almost as many as I can. We had a bunch of grackles savaging the feeder yesterday, and I made the mistake of saying, "Look at all those dirty birds peeing and pooping all over everything." Today that is exactly what he told his mother. "Yesterday, all the dirty birds were peeing and pooping all over everything!" Reminds me to pay close attention to everything I say and do.

Chauncey and I sat out on the swing this afternoon and just basked in this beautiful winter weather. The clouds drifting through the mountain gorges looked like giant dragons creeping along. I can see where the old myths and folk tales came from.

I have no money. I cannot afford to really go anywhere, or do anything right now, but I cannot remember when I was happier, or more content.