Thursday, August 6, 2009

Homesick


I haven't written for 4 months. Maybe because I've gotten bored with all the sun and blue sky. Today though is wet, windy and cool. Yes, smack dab in the middle of summer in Boise, Idaho... when it's supposed to be scorching hot. The Idahoans in my neighborhood are hunkered down I am sure, peering out at the charcoal skies, windblown trees and sodden ground and wondering when this 'rotten' weather will turn. I'm a little sad myself but only because I know this won't last. Soon, the river rafters will be whooping it up, kids will be running through sprinklers and everyone will turn their AC on again. For now I am happy to be wet and breathing in the cool air. For now I'll wistfully think of home. For now I'll look forward to someday going back home... maybe Bellingham, Whidbey, or the Peninsula... Most likely Granite, Sultan, Darrington or Index. I love the North Cascades. Wherever it is, I will happily enjoy the rain just as the moss and ferns do, and I'll be home.