As anyone who knows me could tell you, I am not a morning person.
I function best after about 10 a.m. Over the years I have adjusted,
because employers and other early-bird types expect you to start work at 8 or 9.
But it has been difficult. I have composed a short list of things I would like
better if they started later:
1) Bird Song. While I admit the dawn chorus of songbirds
cheerfully greeting the new day is one of Mother Nature’s better special effects,
when they start up outside my window at 4 a.m., I could just as cheerfully
shoot all of them. I never would, but
that’s another story.
2) Breakfast. I love all the “breakfasty” items like waffles
and omelets and just plain bacon and eggs. But I just can’t face them in the
morning. I am a great believer in brunch. Or even having breakfast for
dinner. But having an egg stare back at me at 8 a.m. is just not my cup of tea.
3) Fishing. I enjoy fishing; I really do. But no one has ever given
me a good reason why it has to start before daylight. Fish are
underwater. They don’t know what time it is. The sunlight doesn’t penetrate to 200
feet. I will admit that tides are not always cooperative, but even then there
are two each day. Fish the later one!
4) The Mountain Man. I love him to distraction (a place he
frequently drives me to), but he has a flaw. He is a morning person. For example, on
my last days off, I drove down to Chinook to spend them at the Ol’
Fishing Lodge. A break from work and home duties. The first morning, I awoke
reluctantly at 8:30 to find the Mountain Man standing over me inquiring if
I meant to sleep all day. He had been up for a couple hours already. On
my second day, he awakened me at six because we were going fishing.
(See #3.)
But it is a cruel world, and it expects me to rise
and shine. I remember once stating as a teenager
that when I grew up, I would sleep in as late as I wanted every morning.
My mother just smiled.
PPP
On Wednesday, May 31, join Eric Wells from Fall City’s Wells
Nursery to discuss “Waterscaping,”
creating landscapes with water. He will show slides of successful waterscapes
and answer questions about your projects. The program starts at 7 p.m. at
the North Bend Library.
PPP
Wild flowers are blooming around the Valley. Down at Chinook, I
drove past hundreds of yellow flags (wild iris) blooming in every marsh.
There is lupine blooming and also field daisies. And the California Poppies up
by the freeway are glorious. It takes a tough flower to survive on bare
rock surrounded by auto exhaust, but they seem to love it there.
PPP
The Farmers Market will be opening June 3. If you haven’t signed
up yet, contact Karen at Second Street Gardens, (425) 831-5840; or Marie
at National Sign Corporation, (206) 499-2022.
PPP
I saw a cute bumper sticker at Bellevue Square. It was a
warning: “Don’t drive faster than your angel
can fly.” Very good advice, don’t you think?
PPP
Thought for the Week: You don’t think you are moving ahead until
you look back and see how far you have come.
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