I creep through the valleys
And I grope through the woods
OK… so, Cat Stevens didn’t actually write this song 35 years ago to serve as a travel guide for a couple of loudmouth-introvert filmmakers in 2007… so, it’s gonna take a bit of creative adaptation, sorta like fitting mainstream media reports to reality. We’re not actually […]
Miles from nowhere… guess I’ll take my time… oh yeah, to reach there…
Steve picked us up at Orcas landing and drove us to his home on the other side of the island, where we met Pat, his wife, and their dogs Wilson and Indy and their cat Bailey. We rested for a spell (I […]
But I won’t need it when I reach the end…
Cyndy got us to the San Juan Islands Ferry (after a short detour to a Bellingham waterside park for a walk) in time for us to get settled in before the boat embarked. We sat in the sun, had a snack, read, wandered around, watched […]
Lord, my body has been a good friend…
Yes it has. Yes it is. And I am being a better friend with my body, if you’ll forgive the dualism for a bit. I started this journey with a sore and spasmed back, and yet the many long walks, the almost-daily yoga, and the […]
…oh yeah, to reach there…
I wonder sometimes if the Cat Stevens thing is getting tired, but that song still cycles through my mind every day, and the words continue to reveal and focus, so I will stick with it for now, and trust that it’s something worth following. It feels like it is, and […]