A day of solitude
Jan. 24th, 2010 10:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
athenagreyI was feeling really homesick today. Can a person be homesick for their next home rather than their current one? I guess so, because that's the way it felt. I threw a few things into my day-pack and took off for a local trail where two geocaches were hidden. I never really got away from civilization. I could hear, and sometimes see, a distant highway.
Nonetheless, it was great to sit on a rock by the creek and eat my lunch. It was very cool to come across three swans on the reservoir. Swans aren't always friendly, but I was able to sweet talk them into coming closer to shore. I just told them how beautiful they were, and kept talking to them. They really were magnificent.
I am grateful that I have been able to find small patches of woods where I need them. I spent two hours out there, relaxing and enjoying the woods. I found both of the geocaches, and left notes of appreciation in their log books.
This was a perfect day of solitude. Thank you, Goddess. I was in the woods. I had no obligations to anyone. I spoke to no one but the swans. Did I mention that it was raining? It was mostly a soft mist, and I had on my long waterproof mac, so all was well.
Nonetheless, it was great to sit on a rock by the creek and eat my lunch. It was very cool to come across three swans on the reservoir. Swans aren't always friendly, but I was able to sweet talk them into coming closer to shore. I just told them how beautiful they were, and kept talking to them. They really were magnificent.
I am grateful that I have been able to find small patches of woods where I need them. I spent two hours out there, relaxing and enjoying the woods. I found both of the geocaches, and left notes of appreciation in their log books.
This was a perfect day of solitude. Thank you, Goddess. I was in the woods. I had no obligations to anyone. I spoke to no one but the swans. Did I mention that it was raining? It was mostly a soft mist, and I had on my long waterproof mac, so all was well.
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Love it
Date: 2010-01-25 03:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-25 09:46 am (UTC)This reminds me ~ I must go & find my swans... it's been weeks...
Taking time out to be genuinely solitary in the wild places ~ I don't do it as often as I need & it is such a simple pleasure.