Fresh Start

I am finding my time( a few random moments in the am or pm) isn't happening.   I knew I had to change it up. Get up earlier to find, time to write, create or just sketch or be still, have some quiet.   We had a crazy storm last night. It wasn't to bad here, but all around us, threats of tornadoes n' hail.  Virginia was so bad, they were talking about closing the tunnels.  We were fortunate here in North Carolina; our home is close to the border.

This is a quick snap I took before the rain started to pummel our deck.   My daughter wanted to go get money for a water park trip today.  I said, "No, we are staying put".   My son was driving in this mess; He was asked to stay most of the night,at the grocery store he works at.  They closed early to clean;  they had to move things and  pressure wash the inside of the store.  He left here at 7:30pm and arrived home at 6:30am.  I wasn't thrilled with him leaving.  He called me once he arrived and said, "I'm here".  I had to discuss if you are to tired to drive; I will come get you speech.

No, this isn't a bug, it is a baby eggplant. Cute and look at the vibrant colors.

My lavender is going to bloom; this has been one of my difficult herbs to grow.  I have a huge rosemary
mound, but lavender has given me some trouble.  I think certain herbs need sandy soil.  They have
wood type stems and require different care.   I did this with lavender and I think I might be successful this time. 

Look at Rose's gown, still gorgeous after being freshly washed.

I turned it around, reset my body clock, maybe.   Night Owls are difficult to reprogram, yet I do it several times a year.  Alaska was the worst, go to bed at 10pm and get up at 4am, leave by 5am to be there at 5:30am...  It is hard to sleep with the sun out, lawns being mowed, and hearing people play volleyball and hollering for the kids. Our back yard had a base playground.   I was a Hotel Operator; No, I don't miss that gig. 

So, today, I being again, to find a fresh new way to view my world. How many starts, no one is counting...
I quietly, was out on the lawn  barefoot and snapped these photos of renewed blooms, some fading, some beginning.  What will you begin today...  I am going to try to be a morning person, I see the glory and beauty and peaceful stillness.  I get it, but there is a side of me, that likes the quiet, dark, stillness of night, while the clock ticks and tocks, while I know my family is restful and dreaming.   

Each day, we can start anew, began again, restart, try, try again...