Blissful Day

I went down to a marina this morning, and a lakefront park. Haven't been since last summer or perhaps the fall with Dad. Took lots of pics, will post through the week, or whenever.

Here's a 30-second snip of the waves, though -- it's been a blustery day.

The neighbour kids aren't back yet as of 5:30PM, as I type this, and I can't possibly express how blissful it's been to have the peace and quiet all week. Last summer I spent almost every moment at home on pins and needles, wondering when the screaming would start again, and I squandered the time. This year I'm trying to be a bit more in the "now" and just enjoy the quiet while I can.

I'm also trying to disconnect more at home for the summer, not always be at my laptop. Being online not only all day at work but also in my spare time is burning me out, is robbing me of time with the cats in my garden, time to read, heck, even just time to nap! Happily, I've been able to do all of those things these past two days, just by checking email and blogs less. I intend to continue the trend.  :-)

And with that, I'm hitting "publish" and shutting down.

Have a lovely evening/night, everyone. Peace.