Well, from the title of this blog entry, I’m sure you can
guess, I did not make it to the fourth hike in the Winter Hike Series. I was awake and dressed, ready to go… until I
looked out of the window. It was snowing
sideways! I couldn’t even tell where the
lawn ended and the road began. I will
brave walking through the snow with a bunch of other crazies up here (I can
wear enough layers of clothes to keep me safe) but I draw the line at trying to
drive in it. The news has been reporting
accidents due to white out conditions and spin outs for the last month and
half. Not just fender benders either, multi-car
pile-ups with semi-trucks strewn everywhere!
No thank you!
So, instead, I sat at home feeling very homesick for warmer
weather. Which is how I’ve come to share
today’s blog picture with you. This
picture was taken in 2004 in Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean; my absolute
favorite military station I was located while serving on active duty (ah, yeah,
this is me on active duty).
Life is wonderful.
Feet propped up, watching the wind surfers, catching some rays. I sure miss DG! The original purpose of this blog was to
document my happening in the Midwest US, not to reminisce on past places. However, here it is. What I am doing in the Midwest this week is
daydreaming about warmer times gone by.
Of course, I miss DG for many other reasons, great friends, beautiful
scenery, and meaningful work to name a few.
I also liked the ability to walk or bicycle to the beach, store, gym,
clubs, everything except work actually. I liked the small town atmosphere and
the isolation. I liked knowing there was
a limited amount of people on the island and practically no crime (offenders
were quickly shipped back to their home country for punishment). I loved the water. The island formed a footprint shaped atoll so
the lagoon on the inside of the footprint was calm and warm, while the beaches
on the outside had wild crashing waves.
No matter what your mood, you could be satisfied. The only disadvantage of the island was how
difficult it was to get to and from. No
such thing as a quick hop home to see your family. Oh well, not everything is perfect and
nothing lasts forever.
Ho hum, winter blues…
I’ve just realized that February makes six months that I
have been writing this blog. It was my
intention to look back at previous posts to determine how wonderful (or not)
life is up here. This post will have to
go into the NOT category. If Mother Nature
throws us too many more arctic blasts, I’ll be packing my bags for sure!
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