The Friday Five - Summer Review
>> Friday, September 26, 2014 –
life and times,
musings,
seasons
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| Summer Lights Up the Boston Skyline |
With the official start of Autumn this past Tuesday, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the past summer.
- The weather - Again, I'm fixated on the weather. This summer's cooler than normal temperatures, coupled with ample rain was simply perfect. For the first summer ever, I didn't have to water the lawn!
- We moved our daughter's horse, Caesar, to a new barn, a great place that is much closer to our house (10 minutes away vs 30 minutes).
- I took my son and one of his friends to Boston and had a great time. I visited my parents, staying in their Plymouth home, probably for the last time (they plan to sell the house soon).
- I participated in a month long on-line yoga challenge, focusing on arm balances. I don't often mention my yoga pursuits here, and this challenge was just that - very challenging, but I a learned a ton. If you care to see the poses, head over to this set on my Flickr Stream.
- Even with the good, there was some sadness this summer. My good friend, Kellie, moved away, my violin teacher decided to stop teaching and I lost a running partner. But with each change, we grow and adapt. I am blessed by so much, regardless of the season.
It is good to look back and reflect before you move on. On balance it sounds like a good summer for you even though there were some big changes too. I hope that the autumn is good for you. xx
I love the idea of reflecting on the seasons. I looked at your Flickr series of the yoga arm balance challenges. Nice work! I used to be able to do so much more when I did Ashtanga yoga. Now I mainly do recovery/gentle yoga and can barely manage a headstand. I think when I'm done this training cycle I'd like to start back with Ashtanga again.
An amazing picture of Boston and your yoga moves are beyond impressive. I like your positive look on change - it is true, even if we don't believe or feel it at the time of the change - with each one we grow and adapt.
I´ve actually never tried yoga, I might one day though - it does look interesting. :-)
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What great memories. I love the horse pics, of course I'm just thinking "how did she get up there without the saddle?" (not a horse expert here).