October 6 and 7, 2009
A routine oil change turned into a costly brake job. It seems the Eastern winters rusted away my rotors beyond repair. At least I'll have new brakes for the 2,000 miles home. On top of that, snow is predicted for the area and into Western Kansas, the next leg of my journey. In the meantime, I have a chance to visit family and relax in familiar territory.
October 8, 2009
Yes, the cold weather came to town. It’s about 35 degrees today. Tiny bits of snow fluttered down now and then. Mostly it was just a wet day.
I’m resting up, cooking some food for the upcoming journey, and thinking about my future plans. Reviewing what I’ve done, wondering what I’ll do with all this material. I’ve got some ideas already that involve painting, writing and publishing a book. Playing with ideas about what it would be like to live in any one of the places I’ve been to.
I have thought about the restlessness of the Pacific Ocean and realized that it may not seem as restless if I weren’t moving constantly, like I had been. When life is quiet and unchanging, the ocean provides a movement of sight, sound, feel, and smell. It offers up surprises every day. Subtle changes that show you how persistent and quiet change is.
I long for the redwood forest. I ponder how close I could get to having both worlds.
I dream of the desert every night. There is a lot to discover in the desert and I seem to be doing that at night.
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