And then the lake really was frozen over. The thin layer would melt shortly after the sun edged over the eastern stone walls but for those moments before daylight caressed the lake, it sparkled with frozen mischief.
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mostly wordless wednesday 3
I’ve camped and hiked in some cold weather and cold conditions before and it never fails to impress how crazy it is a thing we love when we wake up to a sheet of ice over everything. It isn’t spirit breaking. It is spirit affirmation. Yes this is crazy. Yes this is love.
mostly wordless wednesday 2
There is a certain magic to camping in the high sierra that can never be fully capture in a picture and that I lack the words to fully convey, and yet it is there to be experienced, to be lived, to be survived…
mostly wordless wednesday
We had heard that the lake was mostly frozen and then it turned out that only a small part of it was. Still, it was impressive to find ice floating here and there while being driven up the lake by the afternoon breeze to collect together, while the snow drifted down to the shore most of the way around.
plant by the window
They don’t look like snakes, do they? That’s what it’s called, though: snake plant. Supposedly they are good at releasing a lot of oxygen and that extra O2 promotes sleep. So, there’s now one of these plants in the bedroom because sleep is such a powerful need that it trumps everything, including the fear of anything related to snakes.
Hey! Sleep and snake are both five letter words! Coincidence? Yes, definitely.
Anyway…
I snapped this picture as a joke, and then ended up liking it so thought I’d share it here. What do you think? Would you bring these snakes into your house? Do you have any other tricks or trips you’ve found work to promote sleep?
Also, want to take bets on how long before I dream about snakes after writing this?
The Matticus Kingdom 