It's been a week and a half since I left for coastal Maine. The first few days immediately feels like a vacation. Then there is the process of settling in. Getting things to work properly (which is often the reason you left in the first place - so you don't have to get things to work), finding grocery stores, setting up your post office box, finding quaint shops and places to do your art.
Interspersed between these things is babysitting, helping family organize their lives and catching up with friends - both back home and here. Two days ago it was steaming hot. I took a walk with family in the woods. We were soaked upon our return. Not from rain but from pure sweat. We won't do that again, unless it is in the early morning.
It was hot that night and I couldn't sleep too well. I awakened in the middle of the night to the most delightful sounds of rain against the wooden cabin. Music to my ears!
Early morning brought a light jacket. I went out to my pine sap covered car with spigs of pine needles and twirlies (that is what we call them) from deciduous trees and pollen everywhere. I went through that three weeks ago in the south. Sudafed is my constant companion. Again.
Soon, my hair will be shorter. It is easier in this area with the humidity. I learned that living here for several years. It may even be a different color. Summer experimentation time!
I do miss my coveted privacy. Being a scorpio and all. But I think the trade-off of summering here and being near friends and family will make up for it.
It is back for a nap. Pretty soon my sleep will be caught up. I am grateful to be sleeping longer hours now.
Happy Summer!
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