Nurturing Expansion

My dear friend,

What have you "explored" recently?

Even though we've had MN as home for fifty years,
Seldom have Bob and I explored MN.
Summer vacations were headlong drive West.

Grandparents and free lodging
West in WY & CO.

Hours of straight-through driving
Got us there.
No exploring on those trips!

Our life, much different now.
Children grown,
Grandparents no longer living,
Cabin altitude too high,
Oxygen too thin for Bob's comfort breathing.

A different stage,
Different possibilities!

Spent a day driving some MN back roads.
Theoretically looking for fall color.
Even though we knew,
Too early for that particular area.

My goodness!
Farms, valleys, ridges, rivers,
New to our view,
Adding depth of "place.”

Bringing my "beginner eyes" 
To notice depth,
Notice variety in what I thought I knew,
Notice possibility in what is at hand,
Expands my life.

Noticing solid, kind, committed qualities,
In connections;
Plus riding my bike,
Keeps my life "rich."

Hugs to you, 
Wishes for your "beginner eyes.”
Lin