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May 9, 2009
Opening Day!
Today was the first day of the Beaverton Farmers' Market for 2009, a day I have been anticipating since Portland's snow days in December. What a happy place! Great plants and flowers, fresh produce, great art and a large crowd of people looking for food and other things to inspire them. It was a joy to spend the day there. OK, packing, loading, toting, setting up, packing, and more toting of my glass wasn't much fun (thanks Dan!) but it was great to hang out with the farmers, artists and shoppers. my face is tired from smiling all day (and also from my forgetting about the importance of sunscreen...wrinkles are a sign of character, right?), all in all I had a great day. There was the blatant absence of the "honker", and I have to admit my response isn't what I would have thought it would be months ago. Hopefully he and his wife had other obligations today or didn't know that this was opening day, the alternative explanations offer more somber scenarios. While the honker was absent we were graced with the presence of a new character, a chipmunk with swagger who was not the least bit phased about dashing from his refuge in the bushes behind us to the enticing clover growing in a crack in the sidewalk in front of us despite five or more people walking by. When the count reached 15-20 he disappeared, smart chipmunk.
May 20, 2009
Back on track?
I have been struggling with my fitness program for the past several weeks, well, actually, probably more like years, but... In recent weeks I have found a rhythm that seems to work. I am highly motivated to make it so, my mother died of a massive heart attack at age 54 and I don't want to take part in that heritage. My exercise routine varies by season and my current distractions, but right now it feels like I am into a bit of routine. I am mixing it up between machines and water exercise at the gym, golf and walking, and tomorrow I hope to ride my bike to work. It all feels good and I appreciate the cajoling from my fellow Southwest Community Center exercixe crowd.
May 31, 2009
Owl as Lark
For most of my life I have savored sleeping as late as possible. To that end I have slept though fire alarms, earthquakes and a variety of domestic events. A few years ago I signed up for a bike to work challenge and managed to dislodge myself from bed to ride at daybreak. Surprisingly it was a transformational experience. I arrived at work awake, alive and happy. In time I realized that I could rise early for other things as well, and now, three years later I am usually awake before 5 AM, and enjoying it.
I enjoy playing golf, but am not ready for golf to be "my lilfe". Regular play takes a very long time and waiting for other golfers to do their pre-putt dances, and other rituals makes me crazy. fortunately Dan and I have similar timing so we are able to happily finish 18 holes in 2.5-3 hours if no one is ahead of us. We have recently made an effort to be the first to tee off at our favored course, and it has been great. To be finished with 18 holes at 8:15 AM and the rest of the day ahead of us, how great is that?
