inspired by

you never know when
it will strike

yesterday
while watching

Weather Channel's

Jim Cantore

giving credit

where

credit's due

he not only

reported

 on

winter storm juno

with the gusto

that is 

Jim Cantore

he strapped on some

snowshoes

and hoofed through nearly

two feet of powder

playing

exercising

oh yeah...

and working

in the past

i've seen him

ski while working!

this man 

loves what he does

loves the great outdoors

you can read it in his eyes

totally in his element

it does a heart good

to see

a perfect balance of

passion and career choice

more than that

 he got me

looking out my window

with

sunshine and temps

in the teens

and the long shadows

began

 calling me

the list can wait

time to play

a proving it

 selfie

a nearby metro park

was James' choice

and since he

agreed to my madness

i gave him that

we may not have been hit

with the blizzard

here in the Midwest

but there was

just enough snow on the ground

to provide some 

resistance training

James 

such a good sport

 always willing to join me

we'll call it phys ed

other than our breath

the crunch of our boots

and the occasional

conversation

there was

 quiet

the kind of quiet

that can only 

be heard

in

 winter woods

alone

without another human in sight

we enjoyed

the peace

that blue sky

confirmed it

this day was meant

to be 

encountered

with silence on that scale

every sound 

had us turning

imagining

something

someone

was watching us

and oh

they were

keeping a very 

close eye

on us

as we 

kept ours 

on them

just woods?

take a closer

look

the final leg of 

our two mile jaunt

had us

crossing

Shrek-like bridges

and quoting lines

while James

had it swaying

"there, there donkey...

there, there..."

we were most definitely

not alone

on the 

Big Woods Trail

with a

 good day

send-off

we completed the walk

and had such a story

to share

so

 thank you

Jim Cantore

for inspiring me

to get my butt off the couch

and 

experience it

after all

life is a gift...

experience is the

beauty.

--yogi tea 

Get out there

and

experience the

beauty.