Friday, March 31, 2023

Ohio and Beyond

A March without snow days is like a car trip through Ohio. 

Here we are, at the precipice of Spring Break 2023, about to feel the release of the school year’s longest month with the whackiest weather and the most challenging end-of-quarter wrap-up assignments. 

Collectively we exhale.

Hurriedly sorting and starting laundry in order to fill a suitcase and fly off to Houston, or Albuquerque, or California, or Florida. Pumping up bike tires for miles of trail-ward contemplation. Literally heading for the hills or parks or rivers or beaches. Catching up with household errands and projects. Sleeping in. Going out. Seeing old friends. Power washing patios and decks. Hitting favorite nurseries. Planting entranceway pots. Reading in a hammock.

Different directions, projects, plans - all beyond endless Ohio.

In ten days we’ll be back with tanks full for the rest of the trip.



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