Morning Ritual

My favorite time of day is early morning. I have my coffee, my toast, and the newspaper. The sun comes in from my deck and lights up my room. Life is full of these simple pleasures.  The challenge is to slow down and enjoy them. It's easier for me now... I'm retired!

 

Snowy Gnome

 

We've had some snow.  Not a lot but enough to remind me to appreciate the warm days when I can work in my garden.  I've started carrying a pedometer to track how many steps I take each day.  On the days I go outside I average about 3,000.  On "snow days" I'm averaging about 300.  Most of those 300 are to the refrigerator.  I start back to work next week where I will step on the scales to see how much I weigh.  I'm scared.

Time moves on...

This is a picture of an older Virginia Beach house that was converted to a pet spa and then torn down about 5 years ago.  The longer I live in Virginia Beach the more I see all the quaint landmarks disappear.  It's sad because without local charm VB is not any different from any other metro city.  So much for "resort" destination. 

 Happy 2022!