... to find a square on my calendar with nothing written down, no work, no meetings, no urgent business or volunteerism, no commitments. Not even anything that has been marked out or 'whited out' with correction tape. Absolutely pristine, untouched. How in the world did this occur? This must be what the officially sanctioned, federally recognized 'Labor Day' holiday is all about!
It is early in the day, with sunlight streaming through the windows on the east side of the house. Rays of sunshine lying in long stripes across the lawn as I look out into the world. From my spot with a north facing view, where I can see graceful fronds of large ferns, underside of the leaves of sunlit hydrangeas, trunks of trees highlighted on one side by rising sun. Dark dense shade of slowly awakening world, as the sun rises in the sky.
September does not mean 'fall' in the sense of a different seasons here in central Georgia, but the air was considerably cooler this morning. It is still definitely summer, with heat, bugs, high humidity, out door activities that never cease in any season. The trees and grasses, landscape are still a rich green, from plentiful of rainfall over the summer, but that hint of cooling brings thoughts of changes to come.
I made several plans for my day that all came to nought: schools are out, so no possibility of getting in another day of substitute teaching. Then I thought of going to the indoor pool to swim, but city facilities all closed to allow employees a holiday. I should get out and take a walk in the early morning cool - take advantage of the pleasant weather. The kitchen floor needs attention, but I would much prefer any other activity to mopping as a method of calorie burning....
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