relief of rain

sleepy-eyed morning, refreshing dewy quiet stroll. the green of grass, moss, leaves, weeds popping out even more vibrantly after last night's storm. i sat out on the front porch and took in the torrential pounding, stepped out into it for a few moments. oh...feels so good on skin! then a little toad...perhaps the same one who snuck into the house a few nights ago that i had to scoop back out hopped by the puddles that were forming by the front steps. kirby was shaken with fright by the thunder and lightening. so we went in and watched the movie, The Social Network.the music very effective at building drama and tension, it was hard to take sometimes. i know it's a fictionalized account and i am hopeful that these guys aren't so immature and ridiculous in real life??? maybe--i was very immature and selfish in my college years and that is a lot of ethical responsibility for someone to suddenly get thrown into...the way it changed our social context in unpredictable ways to require new thinking on what is private. i can appreciate the way social networking has changed our world and created more opportunity for international connection and communication and self-production, equalizing media more than concentrated in the hands of the few...just want that to be balanced with face to face, slow interaction with depth. less internet has been more peaceful and happy for me.


4am barred owl. 5am chinchilla visit--she was squeaking and i was concerned, curious. i do have a hard time with cages. read up online about chinchillas as pets. learned that they love to gnaw and it's good to have lots of things in their cage to chew on--wood blocks, mineral rocks....plus they need lots of exercise, have lots of energy, so an activity wheel is good. makes me want to go chinchilla shopping, and i may pick up some wood, but there's not even enough room for the activity wheel. i think the cage needs to be bigger. what can i do? strange creature rabbit-rat like. i kept her company trying to make a little game of feeding hay and marigolds (apparently DELICIOUS) by making her run from level to level to get more tasty snacks, to give her more exercise. she was into it. and then i went to bed again...hazy dreams. 

saw a hawk yesterday that i thought might be a Cooper's but after looking at allaboutbirds i am not positive...was excited, nevertheless, to see a hawk i've never seen before. i see lots of red-tailed and red-shouldered around carrboro.


spent a couple hours last night reworking this morning's mix a little bit. i feel pretty good about its pathway through the rhythms. going to head into town now to bring this mix to ecstatic dance at the flowjo. maybe i will try to figure out how to upload the playlist and post it later!


love!