More mornings

The light comes early now that we're well into Spring. I go to the gym at 5:30 and I no longer need to turn on the lights when I get up - I can see well enough to sneak out without bothering my husband. By the time I get home it's completely daylight and the world looks bright and beautiful.

Now that we're enjoying some really nice weather I notice a difference in people around town. This is a magic time of the year, when the weather is warm and everything around town looks so nice - but the "visitors" have not yet fully arrived. Last weekend marked the beginning of the tourist season and then we get a bit of a reprieve between now and July, when the real craziness begins! So we walk around as though we're participating in a great secret - we live in this glorious place and up until this moment, we had it all to ourselves. It's almost conspiratorial and we smile at each other in a "See you in September" sort of way.

Last year at this time I'd just lost all my hair to the toxic chemicals they were pumping into my body. This year I have a fresh crop of tight curls and I'm looking around and thinking how blessed I am to live here where life is so special. I hope I never forget that.