As I'm sure I've mentioned before, my daughter will graduate from high school in May and, just a few months later, leave for the college she's already chosen. We drove there yesterday, departing the house an hour before dawn to reach the campus in time for a financial aid meeting. The long stretch of Appalachian Highway between here and there provides ample time and symbolic landscape to inspire contemplation upon the sweet transformation at hand and to come. The photo above captures the first breath of sunrise and, evidently, a good omen for the day ahead. This trip literally paid off in a $1000 scholarship ... three were raffled as door prizes and our daughter had one lucky ticket! The late afternoon westbound drive toward home provided stunning blue skies and bright sunshine, along with wind gusts that dang near blew us off the road. "Don't get complacent or take your good fortune for granted," it seemed to say. Message heard loud and clear. And for all of this, I am so grateful.
Back home again, I am focused on preparing to launch a fundraiser for SARA on February 1st (details coming soon), posting the new pendants to Etsy (love, love, loving the copper wire), and spending more time actually sketching in my sketchbook journal (field trip for such on the horizon). Big week ahead!
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