Buzzing

Today was a very average day. It is so nice not to be traveling, to just be still. It will only last for a week, but I'll take it.

After six months on the road, living out of suitcases, we started unloading our car today. It reminded me of that circus act where twenty-some clowns all pile out of a small car. Where did we get all this stuff?

We have just one week before we leave for another term in SE Asia. I think we both feel a little overwhelmed as we think of all that needs to be done. Things to get rid of, more things to buy. Correspondence to send, reports to prepare. People to see. Good-byes to be said.

My Mr. dealt with things by taking a nap. I got some thank-you cards written, and wandered my in-laws' yard, looking for something to photograph. I was so excited to find a flowering vine, buzzing with bees, guarded by a praying mantis. For a few minutes I was transported away from the cares of the day as I snapped away, trying to capture the enchantment of this little world.

Tomorrow we'll get back at it. But today I will enjoy little things. Bees and flowers, jello salad, Monday Night football.