Thinking About Time

Today is my "day off" and my plans are five loads of laundry, grocery and sundries shopping, cooking dinner, restringing a necklace for a shop repair, and maybe, after I get all of that finished, a little time for my own beading. Or not. Time does seem to slip away from me. I know that Aearwen won't be able to chat today, and next week is the 4th of July, so we'll have problems hooking up next week too. *sigh* Life happens. 

Time slips away. No matter how hard we may want to
hold onto the moment, it's already gone before the
thought has passed through your mind. All you
can do is celebrate each unique moment as it comes. 

DH has been heavily involved in the eastern bank portion of the Backyard Project. We had some stiff rains yesterday, which enabled him to see where erosion was happening on the new bank, and where he wanted to move the waterflow. A few hours of no rain enabled him to put down a section of black dirt and some sod, as well as reshape another portion of the bank into a steeper grade. It's getting there. Once the bank is stable and secure and the waterflow has been stabilized and controlled, he can get to work building the wood shed. 

I think DH should use some of these for parts of the bank. The
city and county use them when they reconstruct the water
catchways along roadways and they work really well. 

I can't believe how quickly this summer is rushing by. I'm certainly not ready to see the 4th of July in my immediate future. The 4th signals the half-way point of our summers up here in the Frozen Northlands, and within a few weeks thereafter, we'll be attending Renaissance Festival and getting ready for Sharon's annual visit for the State Fair. Then comes Autumn and Halloween and cold weather once more. Ick! The cold weather is easier on me in many ways, but I adore swimming outdoors in the summertime. 

Our greenery is fully green now, and our lakes are
hosting all kinds of wildlife. I get to see an egret
or two in various ponds and lakes almost every day
now. It's a high point of my day whenever I do. 

Of course with yesterday's storms, the outdoor swimmers had to be moved to the indoor pool. So after a half-hour of being able to have a lane to myself and practice my lane turns, I suddenly had a much faster swimmer next to me. It's the way things happen. I'm not a fast swimmer, but I am constant - once I hit the water, I don't stop unless I'm putting on or taking off equipment. I suppose that's a look at general life too - we pick things up and put things down 1000's of times in our lives, but we never truly stop moving forward. 

We don't have a choice, we have to keep moving
forward because that's how time flows. Still, we
can make that movement positive or negative. I try
to concentrate on the positive. 

Here's hoping your Wednesday is marvelous and terrific. I'm just hoping for a minor miracle - that I won't forget something important when I'm at the store later today. Last week I forgot my calcium supplement tablets. Fortunately, I don't run completely out until tomorrow, so guess what's heading up my shopping list? LOL I'll be back tomorrow!