a quick trip

This morning I enjoyed sunshine from the patio at the home of friends in southern California. The trees were full of oranges and lemons. A hummingbird visited the feeder for hours. We played a last long game of UpWords together, and wandered toward the lunch buffet as we needed to. We were drinking our way through a pool of bloody marys. It was a Good Day.

There are a lot of fine people in my life. I get to be with some more than others. I'm blessed by knowing them all.

And it's good to be home in our little cocoon, with our cat and dog and our own bed. In less than three weeks my siblings will all be here. March is crazy packed with visitors. I'm heading up to Vancouver in April and am just beginning to consider a train trip down the California coast in May. I have very tentative plans for a return visit from my most recent hosts, and for a bit of a retreat with a friend, both in June. hobbitt travels to Peru in July.

Wow. I guess this isn't likely to be a lonesome year for me, huh.