Make Good Use of Time

A friend is on my mind who just had surgery last night to remove cancer. Imagine the shock the body goes through in a surgical procedure. It's an interruption of the balance our bodies are in everyday- organs, limbs functioning on their own without our paying attention.

In fact our attention is distracted from the everyday miracles of breathing, walking, loving by the demands and distractions of work, finances, news media, food- among various other things!

 But today I'm acutely aware of how beautiful my day will be. I'm looking out at sunlight on freshly sprung green leaves, blue sky and running river. My brain is thinking of which papers I need to read, and when I will take a bike ride.

While my friend lies in a hospital bed in the city nursed through the physical trauma, building strength and hopefully staying mentally strong.

We all want good news immediately, but that's not how it works, is it? Doctors, treatments, bodies all need time...

so I better make good use of mine.

I'm getting to the point in the spring when I can step back and enjoy how the gardens are taking shape.

 

Bleeding hearts and violets.

Primroses and feathery silvermound.

 Big foliage

This was the first extended ride of the year on mountain bikes. I'd forgotten how sharp it keeps me dodging logs, rocks, and crossing streams. The water was deliciously cold on my feet as I gave up balancing rock to rock with my bike and just waded through.

There was plenty of wet muck, animal trails, beautiful wild flowers and stormy clouds chasing us with a sprinkle here and there. My chain stuck shifting on some single track up a hilly rocky trail and I fell over.

It's kind of slow motion  though and I make a little scream every time I'm about to crash, giving Ron just enough time to turn around and see me fall. It keeps him laughing, that's for sure.

We found an awesome waterfall off the trail. A big pool deep enough to dive in, clear water and a  nice roaring drop just above the pool. We'll have to come back when it's warmer.