the lotus opens

Sumer vacation began Friday, and for a while, I'm treating myself to a stay-cation.  Do it yourself yoga boot camp, with 90 minutes of hot yoga daily. Daily prayer and meditation. Reading, writing, and a moderate amount of shopping.  

Now for my evening bike ride... God is great, life is good.

the guys

The OBF and his dog Mozart

Not sure what the statistical odds are for reconnecting with an old love and rekindling the same intensity of feelings as before...

but so far, I am quite swept off my feet!

Taking it, as all things, one day at a time, with the exception of making plans to see him again.  When you live five hours away, you have to lay things out in advance...

Old Mossy

My high school sweetheart lives in a lovely small town in Kansas. This week I visited him there and met these woods near Elk City Lake. 

Mossy tree

Got my green stockings on

Patient

Waiting 

Reaching out in the quiet morning

25 or 6 to 4

the party was over time to go home

i jumped in my car and cruised down the access road 

windows down, blaring jeff buckley

"don't fool yourself, she was heartache from the moment that you met her"

came to a stop at the light, and out from the underpass he ambled

dirty white t shirt declaring "happiness is GOD"

styrofoam cup in his left hand, he reached out with it

shook it gently as he approached

i waited; not wanting to be the first to speak

he didn't either it seemed

but he moved closer so i stopped him with words

"i'm sorry, i don't have any money"

he held his stance with the cup out and straightfaced it:

"do you have the time?"

Words of love

Words of love, soft and tender won't win a girl's heart anymore

If you love her than you must send her somewhere she's never been before

(the mamas and the papas)