For the past few days I have had this song floating in and out of my head
I looked out the window and what did I see?
Popcorn popping on the apricot tree.
Spring has brought me such a nice surprise,
Blossoms popping right before my eyes!
It is a song from my Primary days at church. I am not sure if it is a Mormon specific song, but it always brings back memories of sing-alongs and animal crackers, and of later hiding in the bathroom so we didn't have to go to class. Who could blame us?
Today has been beautiful. I woke up and could smell blueberry muffins baking downstairs. I can't think of anything that smells better than muffins on a Sunday morning. Cathleen packed up and left on her trip, and I spent the morning on the back porch with a laptop, researching prices on motorcycle pants and later looking for a tattoo artist whose work I like. I found a couple of guys in Boulder who look like they've done some amazing things, so in the next couple of months I might be giving them a call. Last night I took a permanent marker and drew an outline of the tattoo I want on a couple of different places on my body. I think now I know where I want it and I like looking down and seeing it there. I was kicking around the idea of getting it done on my birthday, but I'll be in Texas then so I guess I will have to get it done a little bit earlier.
After a nap and a shower, I took my motorcycle out and rode up to Carter Lake. There were more bicycles out today than I remember seeing in a long time, and the cars were swerving all over the road to avoid the herds. This made passing a problem, but I thought 'what the heck, you're not on a sport bike, yet' so I just sat back in third gear and contemplated very important things like the sky-blue sky, the grass-green grass, the purple, snow-capped mountain majesties, and my path of travel through the gravelly turns. I did get a couple of spots of open road, where I decided to pretend like I was on a sport-bike, so I leaned forward and rolled-on the throttle. I made it up over 90 for some stretches, which on my bike is about as high as you can go.
Popcorn popping on the apricot tree.
Spring has brought me such a nice surprise,
Blossoms popping right before my eyes!
It is a song from my Primary days at church. I am not sure if it is a Mormon specific song, but it always brings back memories of sing-alongs and animal crackers, and of later hiding in the bathroom so we didn't have to go to class. Who could blame us?
Today has been beautiful. I woke up and could smell blueberry muffins baking downstairs. I can't think of anything that smells better than muffins on a Sunday morning. Cathleen packed up and left on her trip, and I spent the morning on the back porch with a laptop, researching prices on motorcycle pants and later looking for a tattoo artist whose work I like. I found a couple of guys in Boulder who look like they've done some amazing things, so in the next couple of months I might be giving them a call. Last night I took a permanent marker and drew an outline of the tattoo I want on a couple of different places on my body. I think now I know where I want it and I like looking down and seeing it there. I was kicking around the idea of getting it done on my birthday, but I'll be in Texas then so I guess I will have to get it done a little bit earlier.
After a nap and a shower, I took my motorcycle out and rode up to Carter Lake. There were more bicycles out today than I remember seeing in a long time, and the cars were swerving all over the road to avoid the herds. This made passing a problem, but I thought 'what the heck, you're not on a sport bike, yet' so I just sat back in third gear and contemplated very important things like the sky-blue sky, the grass-green grass, the purple, snow-capped mountain majesties, and my path of travel through the gravelly turns. I did get a couple of spots of open road, where I decided to pretend like I was on a sport-bike, so I leaned forward and rolled-on the throttle. I made it up over 90 for some stretches, which on my bike is about as high as you can go.
Other activities today have included laying in the grass and reading about High John the Conker , getting caught in the cross-fire of a neighborhood water-gun fight, and going for a walk with Caitlin around the park. Later I will make some scampi and chicken for us all to eat out on patio.
I like this. I like spring and I like spring break. I like that my life is so easy and sweet and under control. I wish it could stay like this for a goodlong time, but soon a change is coming. In just over four weeks I will have a "diploma" and a few weeks after that I will have a "job" far away from all these happy things and people. I know I deal well with change and they do too, but I don't like having to think about dealing with it just yet.
I wish I could stretch this spring out and make it last.
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