Summer has finally hit me, I do not feel like doing
anything. Even my mind is refusing to work. All
day I have been trying to come up with something
to write to you about and nothing has come.
Actually, my first sign of fall has arrived even
though it is only July. The Baltimore Orioles
are no longer coming to the feeders for either
jelly nor the sugar water. It is the first bird to
leave and I will not see them until next April.
They have mated, had their babies and the
young ones are now able to be independent so
they do not stick around. I do not know where
they go, I just know they do not come to the
feeders anymore. They are my favorite so
I miss them and am eager to see them again
next year.
I finally jumped in the lake this past Tuesday when
the humidity had soared. It felt so good to go in the
water instead of just on top of it in my kayak. I rarely
sweat so when I do, I know my body really needs to
get in the water to get my body temperature down. I do
not have air conditioning and there is actually only
a few days a year that I really need it. With the
breeze off the lake, my home is usually cooler inside
than it is outside.
Since one eye had the cataract surgery, I have an
eye that sees in the distance very well. What a
surprise to be able to see the alarm clock from
the bed without having to pick it up to see the
time. Guess what, what a joy it was to be able
to see the beach and shore while in the water.
I usually wear my glasses to be able to see who
is on the beach but no more. Hurray.
The other eye will have the surgery this coming
Monday and then both will be able to see in
the distance. I am not sure about close up, it is
possible I may need readers but it is still a big
improvement. I will be having a lot more Aha
moments afterwards as now I am still seeing
differently with each eye. I still go to pick up
my glasses in order to see close even though
I am not wearing glasses, it has been a long
standing habit.
I am enjoying the lazy days of summer (the
benefit of being retired). I hope this newsletter
gives you the peace and serenity of the warm
weather and you take the opportunity to give
yourself time to enjoy it.
I came across this article and it blew my mind.
I always have thought of humanity as varied as
grains of sand on the beach or drops of water
but this really confirmed my theory that we,
as humans, are as individual and abundant as sand
or water but together we form a single unit just like
the planet Earth..
Enjoy.
Remarkable Beauty in Grains of Sand Seen in Photographs
Love and Light
Mary Grace
www.TheWoundedChalice.com/blog
PO Box 403
Wales, MA 01081, USA
413-245-3977