Wednesday

To write the name of the day today, I had to pause and think.  On vacation, the days just run together and there isn't much that happens because of what day of the week it is. When I am home, the fact that it is a specific day, such as Monday or Thursday or whatever, means that certain routines will be observed.  But now, on vacation, the days begin the same and any activity happens, not because of routine, but because we decide we'll do it. 

Today we did another geocache, this time at a Dam area.  It was unlike my preconceived notion of what a dam should look like.  We had a picnic lunch overlooking the water way and then walked a path back through a park to find the geocache.  I was feeling hot and tired and decided to just sit down for a while and catch my breath.  I had a small sketch book with me in my bag, so I pulled it out and did some sketching while the others went on to find the cache.  I knew they would come back my way and I would rejoin them on the way back.  I used pen to start the sketch but also used a bit of charcoal and a soft lead pencil to complete the sketch.  I was trying to get the texture of the bark of the tree I was sitting beside.  It wasn't a masterpiece, but it was a fun thing to do.

Later this afternoon I went to the Queens College area with my daughter-in-law and grandson while he took a piano lesson.  She and I strolled through the area and I took a number of pictures of things that interested me.  I hope I got a nice picture of a gray bird on a sign near us.  I won't know if it's good until I get home and can download the pictures to my own comp;uter.

I got a good bit of walking in today.  It feels good.  I'm ready to rest a bit now.

Posted by: NJ on 3/29/2006 5:08:24 PM , 2 comments