A Sunny Porch

Sitting here on my front porch, watching steam from a mug of Stumptown waft, curl, disappear from view. A ridiculously quiet start to a morning, no guilt, knowing that tomorrow brings a 4 hour school bus ride with 100 kids and a handful of parent chaperones, beginning at 5:30 a.m. It will be an amazing trip to the Olympic National Park, 4 days of hikes through old growth and canoe paddles around Crescent Lake, science investigations to learn more about watersheds and the fun of asking questions and stories told by S'Klelum elders. Yes, there will be a campfire with skits and songs, communal dining halls and cozy bedbunk cabins where the whispering will go on well past the "lights out" call. It will be educational, energizing, entertaining, and exhausting. And so, for now, in this quiet of my sun-drenched porch, the busy activity of evaporating coffee steam is absolutely the perfect pace to start this day.

So, too, begins week 3 of training for the redwoods run.

The Riddle

If I knew how to upload this, I would. If I could share with you the version I have on my I-pod, I would. It's been around for awhile now but I'm hearing it again, and liking it even more the second time 'round. Enjoy, and Happy New Year, 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alrdva9vJsw