Spirit Soaring - Lucy style

We were outside for hours - oh it is wonderful to be outside.  Several months back, before 1014, I heard a bird calling when I was walking into the office and I realized I hadn't heard a bird in a long time. What the heck. I actually stopped and was filled with such dread for the office day ahead.  Dread - what a gloomy, hopeless, painful word.   It was another sign from the universe that "1014" was right.  Now, I hear birds every day and I feel the sun and I smell the air for more than the time it takes to walk from car to door... this is much better for me, much better.
Lucy and I explored "the "S" - a Sunday River swimming hole just down the street.  We walked along the rocks and checked out a few caves.  Lucy took a dip. I slipped on some leaves and fell down a steep hill.  Faithful companion bounded along and stood over me licking and drooling to make sure I was ok.  What if I wasn't?  What would I do?  Again, resourcefulness, figuringitoutness, being more careful all come to mind.  More things to work on. While my trusty companion was right there, she was not going to save me.  I did not have my phone.  It was a good learning moment.  Now - I will not leave my house without my phone, I'll wear better hiking shoes, I'll watch where I step.  And I'll try to teach the pooch how to dial :)

Pulse --> learning