Picaresque: Sunday in the Park

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Location: Arapahoe, Wyoming, United States

(Note: Blogs read from bottom to top; scroll down for beginnings, scroll up for most current.) After 30 years in public administration and four degrees, as well as numerous workshops with luminaries in Education and Public Policy, life in a slower lane became a goal. Most recently I have done policy writing and consulting for the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes. Mostly, I am just coasting slowly and gently downhill these days-seeking joy where I can find it before the glorious ride ends.

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Sunday in the Park

Arose at 5:00 a.m. to help and see Leila and Ron off on their 13 hour trek. For maiden voyagers, they were very accomplished. They touched my heart: They had 8x 10 glossies of some of their pictures made "so you don't forget us." Noblesse Oblige defined. A short but meaningful interlude. I told Leila I will look in on her folks as she asked. I have had excellent luck with neighbors this year.

After feasting for two days a bike ride was in order to burn a calorie or six. The bougainvillea in front of the manager's house are coming into full bloom.

The WARM weather brought out the boaters on Lake Osborne. I snapped pictures for awhile and tried to will them to stop and say "Want to go for a ride?" Didn't work for that pony I wanted for Christmas many years ago and it didn't work this time.

Towing inflatables is a good sport. This yellow one had bat wings and would rise out of the water for a ways. The ducks are unperturbed.

Spent the rest of the day re-stowing stuff we used for the party, cleaning, washing throw rugs, maintaining things and nesting and resting. Satisfying quiet time after the social whirl.