A few photos from the double-header snowstorm that swept through the Washington D.C. area. I’ve been holed up in a hotel since Friday, and it looks like I won’t be leaving until Thursday. Oh joy, what fun! I’ll keep adding photos to this album as I get them. Photos by Liz Anderson
Walking down the beach
Watching various passers by
With various modes of movement
They bike
They skate
They jog
They walk
But there was one lady
Pink cotton spandex bikers
Tie dye shirt with a matching hue of pink strewn through
Sneakers on, hair almost pink,
Walkman pumping a tune
Known only to her.
Must have made her gleeful…
Because she was strutting,
Stepping,
Grooving in her rhythmic step
With all her dentures on display.
She was no spring chicken,
Yet wise enough to don her Walkman
And let her hair down
And she didn’t give a hot damn
What the jogging, biking, walking, or skating passersby
Thought of her boardwalk prance.
Enjoying a stranger enjoying themselves and knowing they don’t know the exact caliber of joy they’re giving you, just the sheer love of them loving life… Soaking all this in and inwardly determining to lovingly, happily spew the same…
Is this not happiness?
Share on FacebookI was taking a walk today, enjoying the scenery, doing some self-introspection when I realized that, at my worst, I remind myself of a character from the film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”.
Not Ferris. He’s too risky, too carefree… At least I’m not like him at my worst.
I am the melancholy worry-wartish, too concerned about other’s thoughts and not enjoying life enough character Cameron.
My favorite scene with Cameron is at the start of the movie… Cam’s lying in his cama, tissues all around, curtains drawn and he sings:
“When Cameron was in egypt’s land,
Let my Cameron go…”
I can be worry-wartish, not enjoying life enough because I am busy trying to navigate portions I haven’t arrived at yet… I figure why wait for surprises? Meet surprise at the front gate and tell them to keep stepping. Thing is living like this… I can miss out on the pleasant surprises too. Oh, yes, that’s the Cameron in me…
“When Lizzie was in Egypt’s land,
Let my Lizzie go!”
Letting go of oppressive worries…
Is this not happiness?
Oh, yes it is… especially in the summertime. The summer weather seems perfect here… Not too muggy like the District… Not that take a shower, dress, go outside and want to shower again five minutes later kind of heat. It’s been pleasant. The views are spectacular, and I love the color of Lake Michigan. Absolutely beautiful.
I’m sure I’d curse the cold in the winter, though.
My camera was in the hotel a couple of days ago, so my phone captured this view:
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