solstice half empty.

you've heard me say it before:

i'm a melancholic glass-half-empty sort of girl.

don't get me wrong:

i have very pleasing and happy moments in my life. 

but for the most part:

i'm not one who is always smiling. 

i pay attention to what i feel on the inside of me.

so nothing gave me greater pleasure 

than when a friend said to me:

i allow you to feel your emotions because that's you.

so:

on this solstice afternoon

i am reading all the cybercomments about

summer just starting

and 

months-ahead of beach parties 

and 

living it up.

i am thinking:

summer solstice. 

the daylight decreases quite exponentially 

from this day forward

'til we see winter solstice.  

i do have much to look forward to these next couple of months:

gardening.

fishing. 

strolling around the yard.

hiking the hillside. 

furnishing the book shed cabin.

a visit from a friend. 

so with that:

my summer is now half full. 

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