Summer weather is arriving early today. The red, blurry orb of the sun is slowly, rising over the local hill. I can look directly at the sun’s disc directly through the haze, but soon our friendly neighborhood star will be blazing away for the rest of the day.
Quiet Rustle, my cat, is taking the whole scene in from the vantage of my lap. My coffee is holding out and everything is good for the next several minutes before I have to get up and go to work.
And that’s when I notice the rhododendron outside the window.
I have a sinking feeling because the blossoms are just past prime and I wanted to get a picture. Wait! I wanted of picture when the buds first popped!
This is another reminder life keeps moving.
Maybe next year!!!
copyright 2025 Christopher Donahue
If we can somehow manage to maintain our optimism, amid the daily, monthly, and yearly changes, amid work, productivity, and rest — then with any luck, amid all of this, we’ll still be able to discover and to own some sense of daily balance. As we age, I think, this personal sense of balance becomes more and more important with each passing day. ️ — md.