v i e w

it's been raining a lot here lately., a photo by urban.prairie.forest. on Flickr.

rain & cold, that's what we've been experiencing lately. i don't mind. months ago i was craving the cold, dreary, wet, grey as the sun was shining warming us from the outside right on in. i look out the window now: clouds. hints of blue sky. brown churned up pond. green green blanket over the brown trunks. raindrops suspended. it's calm.

around us summer whispers it's arrival (though it's screaming to my husband, know "i'm going to get you" as it chomps his heels, threatening to overcome. so he keeps ahead of that silly summer, wakes a bit earlier, goes to sleep a bit later). soon the hustle & bustle, the staff & campers, the parent's & foster agencies, the happy & despaired will arrive on our doorstep. music will play, jokes will be told, laughter will bounce off the trunks, tears will fall, arms will embrace, and a great Love will be shared. it's a whirlwind & slow motion all at the same time. here we abide, in the chill and wet of the trees. whispers & screams. laughter & tears. here is love. extended, received, new, old, refreshing, heart wrenching, life giving, bold.

my view.