— unpredictable thoughts

Adirondack Bound and the big pond next door.

Get­ting ready for the trip to the lit­tle pond, not far away from that big pond — that sits between Ver­mont and New York. I’ve been watch­ing my weather wid­gets that report con­di­tions at key points along the way. This morn­ing it is likely that it is about 50 degrees at our lit­tle Adiron­dack Camp. That’s 20 degrees cooler than here in Philadel­phia. I am so ready to feel a shiver.

Going on this pil­grim­age away from the city, tech­nol­ogy, and con­nec­tiv­ity is always a joy.

Every­thing that I am doing now is col­ored by the trip. What I need to do before I go away, what I need to pack, what I want to cook, what books will we read, what art sup­plies do I want to carry… Think­ing about it all brings the thoughts of being deep inside the woods… the ani­mal sounds and the refresh­ing smells of the pines and mois­ture on the leaves early in the morning.

This is a time of rest and renewal. Where the time passes slowly.