Lazing

 I felt like I was just moseying along like this doe and her fawn.

Now, there's a new one for me. Lazing. I'm not familiar with that word. The dictionary says: "to spend time idly, or in idle relaxation; an act or period of lazing." I was going to say I'd just been lazy this summer, but I think I like lazing better.

"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop."

Ovid (43 B.C.-A.D. 17) 

These last three months of June, July and August have been quiet ones for me. It just seemed like I couldn't get anything done. Yes, there was some anxiety and stress mixed in there which may have contributed to my state of mind, and some health concerns, but anyway you look at it, I was lazy.

My cousin Rick said I probably needed the rest. Maybe so. I did do some things. I still went out on my early morning drives watching for wildlife. That is always refreshing.

"Not without design does God write the music of our lives. Be it ours to learn the time, and not be discouraged at the rests."

John Ruskin (1819-1900)

I'll just find me a nice place to lay down and rest for awhile.

I still cleaned the house, well, halfway anyhow. Many years ago I had a magnet that said: "The amount of time you spend housecleaning is directly related to your acceptable level of dirt."

I still cooked meals. I wrote a few posts for my blog. Wrote a few notes. Met with the quilting group twice a month to knot blankets. But, overall, I didn't do much of anything.

I know rest is a good thing for you. As an introvert, resting and solitude are what energizes me. But I can't remember the last time I spent an entire summer not doing much of anything.

"There is no music in a rest, but there is the making of music in it.

John Ruskin (1819-1900)

I'm hoping as we turn into the month of September I will find renewed energy and purpose. But, then again, I am 70 now. Help!

One sunny afternoon on the way home from work, I found this family enjoying a restful break in a horse field.