Goodbye Sky

 B and I just went for our last good nighttime walk here at the lake. Tomorrow night will be cloudy and we're leaving Thursday morning. We had a good time. It's getting chilly at night but we love this weather. 

The neighbors had just put up Christmas lights. When B saw them he started barking like crazy. He's only barked at night here once or twice, like the night we got buzzed by a heron. I couldn't imagine what he was barking at until I got closer and saw the lighted deer. That was funny.

 Like I said he loves it here so much that I hate taking him back to the city, but I need to be around people again, at least occasionally. As long as B has me close by he's fine no matter where we are, but he likes being around people too. 

I'm going to Jumpstart my return to society Thursday night. A good friend of mine invited me to a party, and it's going to be a good one. These people are my true BFFs...people I went to school with or worked with at the crazy restaurant, and all of them fans of the bands I was in. They're good people.

  Next month I'm going to a fundraiser in memory of a friend of mine. Her best friend is a girl I dated many Moons ago, and she'll be there. It should be interesting. I think I still remember how to talk to other people. I've kept in practice by talking to my dog. He's a good listener. 

 At some point I'll be picking up the odd gig, if just filling in. I need to start making money again immediately but I'd probably be playing mostly for fun, although you never know what may come along. I'd have to whip myself back into shape in a hurry. If anything I'd play more simply, and I'm simple anyway. Simple is good. 

The cross I put over the door will be a nice souvenir of this place. It's appropriate because I believe that God likely had a hand in our being here. A dozen unlikely things came together for us to be here. I could've never imagined it, and God having something to do with it literally makes as much sense as anything else. 

 

 I'll miss the sky, the lake,  the clean air, the peace and quiet, all the creatures out here and the sounds they make, the kindness of the people here, the sister at the gas station and lots of other things, but like most people who make a living by interacting with other people, it makes more sense to be in or at least closer to the city. 

 

 I know I'll have some very interesting dreams because of staying here. I do know that it won't be as long before I get out into Nature again as it was before I came out here. I'm a Nature boy. So is my dog. Goodbye beautiful sky...for now. It's been good to see you.