Perfect weather

A peek at the boats in the bay

Although this almost looks like a black and white picture, it's really just a peek at Squalicum Bay last Saturday on my walk. I saw the boats lined up from behind a big tree, and I thought they looked like they could have been from another century. I was resting on a bench before heading back up to the coffee shop with my friend Steve. We only walked around five miles, but I was tired the last half of the trip. I'm not feeling all that energetic these days, and I wonder if it's because I am no longer making weekly hikes with the Trailblazers, or if I'm just feeling my age, or both. 

Our skies cleared up quite nicely after all the orange sunrises of the previous week, and I am glad to be living here in the Pacific Northwest. We could use some rain, but at least the lawn mowers are not a daily occurrence, as they tend to be when it greens up. The trees are just now beginning to change color, and that will go on for another month or so, my favorite time of the year.

Today my guy had to endure a bone marrow biopsy to give his doctor a better idea of how to proceed further with his cancer regimen. He didn't tell me the details, but he said it was "not fun." A real understatement, if you ask me. My own skin cancer Mohs surgery has healed up and will barely leave a scar, but we have entered into the stage of life where these unpleasant occurrences will happen more often. But as I sit here with sunshine pouring through the windows, a light breeze ruffling the trees, I am feeling no pain, only a tummy a little bit fuller than I wish it was, and my hips a little broader than they should be, but otherwise life is good. John was at the coffee shop this morning, and I realized that since I didn't have breakfast with him on Sunday (since he went dancing Saturday night and wanted to rest up), I missed his company. Another sign of our advanced years: we need to pick and choose our activities carefully. At least we are still iupright and on the right side of the grass, as they say.

I told him that I was glad to see him and had missed hanging out together, which might have surprised us both. We tend to take for granted our friends until they aren't there for one reason or another. Plus I am definitely a creature of habit and wish I could always have things stay the same. But they don't, do they?

In any event, I am feeling very happy to have such a full life, and tomorrow I will have my monthly FaceTime talk with my sister, after what I hope will be a good yoga class. And that will be the extent of my daily activity. Not bad, eh?

:-)