Today Is a Gift, How Will You Use It?

Back to the swimming pool today, and it's a perfect day for it. It's not super hot (although those are excellent days to get into the water), it's not storming, and I think it's a perfect day for the water. Of course, I always think it's a perfect day for the water on my swimming days. But being outside, watching the sun rise over the pool water ... that's a bonus that I truly love on my summer swimming days. It's getting toward the end of June, and our first month in the outdoor pool is ending in a few days. But, we'll have two more months ahead of us. Whoot! 

We all love our outdoor pool. When we have two lifeguards, 
the water aerobic people can meet in the diving well, where 
they chat for their time, while exercising. The rest of us can  
take the swimming lanes and pack those (on some days, it's 
really packed). Because I'm there at 5:00 am, I often only 
have to share my lane with one other swimmer. I don't circle 
very well - I'm a slower swimmer. 

I hope you enjoyed my LJ Idol story enough to vote for it. I'm up against some powerful writers this time around, some of whom have become good friends over the past two competitions. I always hope that my writing will speak for itself, but truly, you can never know. I got a lot of compliments on my tale of the Scottish brewery, but compliments don't always equate with votes, and it's the votes that really count. Still, I did the best I could and I'm pleased with the tale I wrote. 

There's nothing quite like thunderstorms on the 
Great Plains of the USA. In these areas, where you can 
see for miles and miles, you can also see the clouds 
and their dance with the winds. It's spectacular and 
quite frightening at times. Mother Nature at her most 
volatile. We get storms like this throughout the nation, 
but not in the open areas where you can see them for 
miles and miles ahead of you. 

I'm hoping DH will allow himself a day in the garden today. No guarantees, he might come in to the shop and work in the art storage area instead. But, I think it's going to be an excellent gardening day and we don't get a lot of those. Usually they're broken up by thunderstorms, wind, or horrid heat. The heat is down a bit, we're not expecting storms today, it might be a perfect garden day for him. I'm already turning over recipes in my head since tomorrow is a house day for me, and except for feeding my hummingbirds, I'm not really coming up with a concrete plan for tomorrow. I'd better do some thinking on that - LOL. 

Every day we awaken to experience another 24 hours 
on this planet is a gift. Enjoy your gift today, and spread 
some joy among those with whom you interact. 

So, not a lot to say today. Not every day is monumental, but every day is a gift. I'm grateful to share the gift of this Tuesday with all of you - my readers and friends. Spread some love and friendship today, and let's leave small bits of happiness and friendship in our wake. I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.