the magic bay in winter

the day...the day? Went to the gym, driving and singing along to Kinnie Starr. Did some running on the treadmill to the soundtrack of Run,Lola,Run- as one would expect, it's Excellent to run to, I really space out and get crazy determined. Then a bit with the weight machines...but not too much then back to more running. I'm feeling good about the gym thing (I've never joined a gym before), still have to ddddddrrrrrraaaaaaagggg myself out of the house when I'd much rather stay reading and writing on the couch, but I'm seeing results a lot faster than I expected and I just FEEL better about myself every time I actually go.
Driving back home I decide to swing by the bay (my magic place of renewal) since I haven't been in quite a while...and I am surprised to see it almost frozen with slowly moving sheets of ice! It's so different, mesmerizing and amazing I HAVE to share it with someone so I speed home and grab B. to come back with me. The sun is getting low..we walk...he takes an inventory of driftwood treasures.....I take pictures, I'll post one here:

When our ears are frozen from the cold we reluctantly head back to the car.But OH the sights we've seen....

falling into the soup

Back home I find myself in the state of mind I've been missing for quite awhile- the colors are back, the mysterious intensity, the beauty of every inch of the world I behold...everything sparkles. Not sure how I fall in or out of it, but whenever it comes back I am dumbfounded...can hardly breathe from how amazing everything looks, how clear and rich, when I know for days, weeks even I've been skating on the surface of days in half-sleep. I make myself a bowl of soup and find myself gazing into it, amazed. I look up and am equally enthralled by the colors, shapes of my everyday world. Suddenly I see the camera beside me...and I wonder if this vision is like the ghost, unable to be captured on film...if it's only inside me or if it can be shared. So, with doubt I take the pictures. Are you with me?Can you fall into the soup with me? (2 pics)