What happened next

Well it's been a month or more since I last posted. Life is sometimes a gallop not a canter - not that I do either!  Perhaps I could say I have been trotting not around the globe - but to closer destinations at hand - one of which is upper New York State - in this case our summer retreat place. Here are some sunset pictures of a small lake I walked around and at which I attempted sitting meditation . I meditated in a gentle dawn sitting at the end of the pier but my mind was not clear at all - more like the fog rising from the lake! Oh well. I will keep trying.

And here are some mini-inhabitants of the mini-lake. Can you guess what they are? You may need glasses - or a magnifying glass. The one you really can't see is a turtle's head!

I did go for a row in the boat though with my friend Mary and one paddle. That's a recipe for circling (not rowing). We found a snake skin near where the paddle was resting. Perhaps the snake skin was a symbol of regeneration and letting go old patterns - or a snake simply losing its old skin. The previous day we found a snake mesmerizing this frog. Perhaps it was this snake that shed its skin.

Nothing like to natural environment in a retreat landscape to feel re-connected. I felt rejuvenated by the time I left this part of the country.