i'm glad to be alive, of course, but in California, for certain.
Today was one of those amazing fall days here in the Bay Area--the sky was a cloudless blue, and the sounds of summer played on the air: leaf blowers and kids on bikes, the heart-stopping loud bass thumping of someone's car stereo as they drove around our corner (not my favorite summer sound.)
i spent hours in the yard cleaning up my flower beds, cutting back stuff that needed cutting back, that sort of thing. It was glorious. Sunshine and a light breeze all day. Do you know what i mean by the "open" feeling of summer? Neighborhood sounds travel on the air, making me aware of being part of something larger. There's a different feel to summer air--as if it carries a bit of everywhere along with it. Nice to have today as a reminder, before we have to break out the umbrellas.
2 comments:
Nice to meet you Julia! I love what you wrote about cleaning up your garden. I missed an oppotunity to go to the Bay Area once and your description pulls on my heart-strings to try to see it once more! I love your blog!
The Bay Area is a pretty easy place to get used to...especially weather-wise. And thanks for coming to visit my blog ;-)
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