Song: Alone
Artist: Ray Wilson
I had gotten my tools unpacked...
and I identified that one tree.
I will be taking it out tomorrow...
weather permitting.
Today...
I took Bandi on a country drive
and I chose the spot for my Japanese Maple.
After looking it over...
I will place it where I will be taking out the tree I was researching
(it is not an Aspen).
I thought about it and both of the other spots...
although they would have been prime spots for the tree...appearance wise...
there were practical aspects I couldn't overlook.
The first place on the raised soil was too near the retaining wall.
The second place near the lower and upper driveway junction
would have put the health of the tree at risk.
As I drove my car on the driveway...
once the tree matured...
the roots would have grown under the driveway...
subjecting them to compaction.
And so...
if there is time tomorrow after I take out the other tree
(taking out the stump and roots may take all of my allowable UV suntime)...
I will prepare the planting site.
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I still have to finish the third deck.
I have to finish trimming the carpet on the overhang...
and staple them down...
as well as cap the posts.
But...
covering the second deck has the priority as we are expecting more summer showers soon.
I may have to wait another month to be assured of a long string of sunny days
before I can finish both decks.
The first deck can wait until I finish the second and third decks...
as each already protects the first deck.
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Depending on the weather...
I may be able to take down the tree tomorrow.
However...
anytime there is the possibility of lightning...
I just stay inside.
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As evening came today...
I saw nice clouds in the sky...
and so...
it was a perfect time to trike up to the top of the mountain with Bandi.
Bandi resting for just a minute or so on the way to the top.
I arrived at the top of the mountain just in time
to see the sun begin its descent behind the clouds.
As the sun reappeared...
it was framed nicely by the lower clouds.
After fully descending...
the resulting glow of the clouds looked like a lake of fire.
A quick look at the eastern clouds...
...and then one last shot of the western skies.
The colors had faded fast...
so...
Bandi and I headed back home.
The included song (Alone) was playing in my head as I watched this sunset.
It is one of my favorite songs.
It is so soulful.
I just love...love...love...
all of the great simple pleasures of life...
especially that of beautiful music...
and that of beautiful sunsets.
I am having the time of my life here.
I get so much joy out of everything.
Although I could let certain things bother me...
I don't...and I won't.
Life is just too wonderful to let it be spoiled by the uncontrollable events in it.
By living life...
by filling it with things which move the soul to depths unreachable by sadness...
all that is left is deep happiness.
To have the grand beauty of a sunset from atop my mountain...
and with it being just fifteen minutes away by trike...
and with my arriving with just a slight burning in my thighs and breathing deeply...
I then have my body and soul primed to view one of my favorite sights in life...
a deeply emotional and soul reverberating sunset.
Everything in life just coalesces...
becomes crystal clear...
where all doubts and problems disappear...
and nothing but pure joy remains.
It is during a beautiful sunset that the subconscious melds the orchestra of the mind...
with the movie of the mind...
and into a flight of fancy where you are soaring amongst the clouds
on the wings of the metaphorical god you had become.
By falling in love with music and sunsets...
you fall in love with life.
Love is your armor...
and it is your trusty warhorse upon which you ride through life...
without hinderance...
without fear...
and with everything positive as you live life with great anticipation of a grand future...
deep appreciation for what you have...
and of all the great simple pleasures which abound in and around us.
In case you missed it...
I love sunsets :)
I agree that beautiful sunrises and sunsets speak to the soul in a way that reminds you that Creation reflects the glory of God. Our souls recognize that we are connected to nature in a way that our happiness expands when we spend time in nature. Your healing …., miraculously accelerated once you immersed yourself among the trees.
ReplyDeleteTo me (I am non-theist)...it is the subconscious that we connect with in spiritual moments. But, I don't care either way. It is the positive results that matter in life. So long as you have a feedback loop, you may discern between the positive and the negative (we all can), and then follow all that produces the positive in your life.
ReplyDeleteSurrounding yourself with serenity is so necessary to living a healthful and meaningful life. It is in the quiet and the calm that we may think and feel deeply.
"Life is just too wonderful to let it be spoiled by the uncontrollable events in it"... I've been trying to get that message across to my son...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunset! Fantastic that you get to experience that regularly.
I feel so fortunate to have everything just so right. There is customizability where I may improve things more to my liking (trees / flowers)...but so much I just love the way it is. I especially love my sunset point being at the end of a short exercise session. Bandi and I benefit greatly from this little jaunt for us...and it makes the scenery all the more worth it once we arrive.
ReplyDeleteYes, we must know ourselves so we may know the world. It is this that sets the parameters for plausible outcomes. The next is knowing what we want out of life, planning the path to it, and always keeping that dream alive. This is the simple plan that keeps away the negatives in life. Simply walking the path towards the dream keeps you away from all of the pitfalls in life...even self made ones. That is when the positive becomes reality, and all of the negatives become the laughable boogymen of the past.