Back, and Back... Too Bad

Holy Cow, and so forth! What the heck happened to Wayne? Did he give up on redemption? No! He went on vacation. And yes, before that, he did sort of fall of the face of the earth. But he's back now. Unfortunately, that also means back to work on Monday. I HATE WORKING! Well, not quite true. I hate working for someone else.

Yes, I have every intention of becoming self employed. But that takes time, and I am not there yet. But believe me, like the little mushroom that could, I am going to make it there somehow! Sometimes it seems like I have too many ideas, and not enough action. Other days it seems like the ideas dry up and all I have is a lot of pent up energy. It's like I want to run like hell towards a better life, but I don't know what direction that is. OY!

So, I just got back from a very nice vacation with my sweetheart. We headed up into the mountains of Tennessee and the Carolinas. Wow, were we treated to some SPECTACULAR fall colors! I mean, we hit it RIGHT ON! Check back soon, and I will have some pictures posted on my photo blog. It was a most spectacular time. We spent time in Greenville, SC and in Gatlinburg, TN and in Asheville, NC and so on. Wow, what a great time. I definitely have to recommend the Best Western - Twin Islands in Gatlinburg. What a nice time we had sitting on the balcony outside our room, overlooking the river that runs right through Gatlinburg. AWESOME. More on all of this later. With pics!

Autumn Calling

I can feel the crisp charge of Autumn energy beginning to course through my soul. This is a time of year that so resonates for me, that to consider it is almost to cry... Sublime, yes that is what it is... sublime.

But alas, I am living in a part of the country where the effects, the impact, the joy of Autumn is muted and dulled. How so? Heat, humidity. Yes, living in Florida is not the ideal way to experience Autumn.

I long for northern climes. I long for waking to crisp, sometimes frosty mornings that call for blue jeans and jackets. To feel winter's welcoming breeze on my face. To shuffle my feet through gently laid drifts of leaves blazing with the colors of Autumn.

Halloween comes soon, and memories of trick or treating in the cool fall air play through my mind, plucking at heart strings. And so I long for northern climes. I long to live in a place where snow can happen in winter, if not lots, at least a maybe. I long to wake on weekend mornings and lounge in bed, watching the leaves turn golden outside. Then to head outside covered in warm layers and feel that crisp air on my face, in my lungs, in my soul.

In the meantime, this fall, this winter, I will enjoy every smidgen of fall that comes my way. And I will enjoy the moments I have, while I am having them, and save the longing for the quiet moments.