A day of packing, errands before another little trip
Sunday, 5 July, 2009 at 10:54 AM Those blackberries have been on my mind a lot lately. I've been gone from the WV house for so long that I'm a little afraid I've missed my window of opportunity. What with nature's way of moving things along in a meticulous little rhythm, and all. Just because when I left there all those weeks ago, there were many, many blossoms, and lots of tiny starter beginnings of berries, too, doesn't mean time stood still and I'll return in time to find the lush, ripe berries of my dreams. The best I can hope for is that some of them will have ripened in waves and while I may have missed some, others will just be ripe for picking.
Because a woman can dream.
Tomorrow morning I'm headed back up there to find out. If I'm not mistaken, this will be my second to the last trip of the summer. This whole plan was never meant to be indefinite, and it takes its toll to live between towns, packing and unpacking and unpacking again. But I still very much need to get away for some blocks of non-social time that can be immersed in work and study, it's awesome that I get to go again.
Today is one in a growing list of days when my concentration seems to be seriously scattered in true ADD Chick form, so there will definitely be a list. I've gotten myself into a sleep cycle this past week that has me staying up until 1, 2, 3am, then getting up later than usual and/or just not getting enough sleep. I'm sure that can't have helped with my focus. Again I stayed up too late last night, had several rounds of insomnia this morning, then eventually overslept. Now I've been on the phone for what feels like hours, to several people, and what I think I'd better do this second is go pour that first (!!?) cup of coffee, get my notebook and make that list. Otherwise, I'll blink and I'll be packing the car and wondering what I'm leaving behind...
Hope your day is as productive as mine needs to be!
Melody
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there is a wonderful analogy in this - i can feel it. something about the black berry times - moments of living that are ripe and elusive...
i know you found them.
Kim, I really needed for one person to find value in this. Thank you for being that person. In the back of my mind as I went through the Not One Bit Focused Day, the times I thought of this blog post, I wondered if it wasn't utter drivel. Sometimes when you've made a commitment to post regularly, there's a pressure to do so that can occasionally blur the boundaries between that commitment and a similar one to write something meaningful. You asserted there was analogy. So I'm going to hold you to it and believe that you were right. Which means perhaps it was at least a bit more than drivel? Yes, I choose to believe so tonight.
Gonna' find out soon enough. I'm going now to set the alarm and will hit the road in less than 12 hours. My first photo when I arrive? Blackberry Bushes. For better or worse. Ripe or elusive, I promise to report back.
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