Good Things

[calissa]

Sunset from May

As many of you know, September is rather a rough month for me. Remembering the good things always makes it easier (as kaberett frequently reminds me through example). So here is some of the awesome stuff that has been going on.

MY PROFESSIONAL BLOG IS LIVE!!. I'm super excited about this and love the way it is looking. It will eventually start being mirrored here, once I get that sorted out.

Speaking of which, lynnoconnacht has been a wonderful. She has shared some advice on getting the technical side organised. I really do have the most awesome friends.

Spring is well and truly underway here and I have been loving it. With the Vernal Equinox about a week and a half away, the days are noticeably lengthening and my body has been responding by waking up earlier. While I'm not entirely pleased to be losing sleep, it has meant that I've been up in time to witness some truly glorious sunrises.

The flowers are in full bloom. I spent a very lovely morning last weekend having tea with Sahaquiel's mum and then pottering around her extensive garden taking macro shots of the flowers. I'm thinking I might have to make a separate post just for that.

The trees also have leaves budding. I've been keeping a close eye on the introduced species--the ash trees along my walk, the mop-tops and the Japanese maple in the backyard. Even my ginkgo tree is starting to show the first subtle signs that it is more than just a stick in a pot.

I am utterly delighted that we have some Superb Fairy wrens living somewhere in the area. I hear them often and occasionally manage to catch a glimpse of the bright blue of the male in amongst the trees and bushes. It never fails to bring a smile to my face (and a wish that I had a decent camera for bird photography).

I've been spending a bit of time with my family recently. My nephew is nearing his first birthday and is rapidly growing from baby to little boy. He is such a cheerful kid, free with his smiles and giggles. He totally has me wrapped around his little finger. The other day for the very first time he reached out to me to pick him up, even though my sister already had hold of him. It was a true delight to see him playing with my grey-bearded dad, chasing each other at a crawl back and forth across the floor.

Perhaps best of all, September hasn't been quite as hectic as I was expecting. Next week will be especially busy, but that will have died down by the weekend (unless something else comes up in the meantime). And tomorrow is entirely free! I'll probably use the time to catch up on work, but perhaps I might be able to sneak in some time for reading. In the hammock, if the weather stays nice (it really has been very lovely recently). With a cup of tea.

Comments

[lynnoconnacht]

(You might want to edit the link to your professional blog. ^_^; But it does look so pretty! I hope you'll enjoy blogging there and get it running the way you'd like soon!)

*blush* I really didn't do that much. I'm glad it was helpful, though!

Yay for September not being as hectic as you'd anticipated! That is wonderful! ^_^ May it remind that way and you get a good chance to relax sometime too!

[calissa]

*fixes* Thank you so much for pointing that out.

Yesterday was gloriously quiet and sunny. I managed to catch up on some work and watch Doctor Who.

[lynnoconnacht]

Welcome. I like helping to point people at other people. ^_^

I'm glad yesterday turned out so well for you. It sounds wonderfully relaxing. ^_^

[calissa]

You really do a wonderful job of it. I know you've been a big help to Paantha, Becca and some of the others.

It was nice. I could use a few more days like it.

[lynnoconnacht]

*ducks head and blushes*

May you get a few more days like it! *good thoughts* We're slowly nearing the end of the month now, at least. Soon it'll be over for another year.

[alee_grrl]

Yay for good things! Congrats on getting the professional blog up and running.

[calissa]

Thanks! It has certainly been a learning curve.

[clare_dragonfly]

Yay, I'm glad things are going so well! Spring is exciting. It's just starting to turn to fall here--we're having a lovely grey, rainy day today.

[calissa]

Spring is exciting! It sounds like you're very much enjoying the transition to Autumn.

[clare_dragonfly]

Autumn is my favorite season! Except for the part where it gets colder. But that's a good reason to wear layers, and I really like layers...

[lark_ascends]

Lovely photo. I've definitely loved spring appearing. Where I work we get a lot of the wrens. Love seeing them. Although less love for when they (and other small birds) start tapping on windows.

[calissa]

Thank you! I've been loving your photos of spring, too.

The tapping must be very distracting.

[lark_ascends]

It's cute at the beginning... and then it gets very distracting and annoying.

[havocthecat]

Congratulations on the professional blog! I can't wait to check it out.

[calissa]

Thanks! :)

[raze]

Oooh, your blog is very pretty! I like the formatting and will have to bookmark it for future reading.

The wrens sound beautiful. We have dull little house wrens in our area; they tend to build their nests in our garage in the spring.

I'm sorry that this is a hurting/mourning time of the year for you, but I think it is wonderful that you are embracing the positive things in your life - that's not always easy to do - to help get through it.

[calissa]

I've managed to start mirroring it here, so there's no need to bookmark unless you like the pretty formatting :)

While it is a bit of a mourning time for me, it is rather more of an OMG BUSY!! time. I really need to learn to chill out a bit and thinking of these good things helps me with that.

*hugs* Hope all is going well for you.