It takes me awhile to get around to doing things. As I wrote back in April, I wanted to get a bicycle. So, I did. I have not figured out how the 21 gears work yet. It may take me a while for that. This Schwinn is quite a bit different from the 1 speed I had as a child and the 3 speed I had back 25 years ago. Lots more to figure out. So far I have just ridden it on my back street and down the street across the field behind my house.
But the main thing is, there is potential for learning and potential for more exercise. Potential is a good thing.
I enjoyed the beautiful sound of fresh rain the past few days. It is nice the see the grass and plants just sucking it up like giant straws. The plants looked so pretty glistening in the rain. I sat on my back porch this evening and watched a monarch butterfly flit from one blossom to the next on my white butterfly bush.
This time of year is one of my very favorites. From July through October, my world is filled with outdoor opportunities for great music. The past two weekends at Shindig on the Green in Asheville has been so much fun!! Musicians everywhere doing what they do best. There are three hours of performers on the stage and numerous groups jamming around the periphery. You can hear shaped-note singing, mountain ballad singing, blue grass by fiesty young players, and bluegrass by seasoned old folks. You can hear Hank Williams and Jimmie Rogers covers, and see little kids all fired up with their clogging routines. The Dixie Darlins (adults who have been dancing since they were kids) tore the floor up Saturday night. They are high octane cloggers!!
And since Shindig is in Asheville, you can also see so many other things happening simultaneously....like a man (contortionist) doing yoga, women hula hoopers, all types of dancers including folks flat footing and others dancing their own steps. There was a huge street dance with so many folks, there had to be two circles. Glenn Bannerman, a veteran dancer and squaredance caller, managed to keep several hundred folks dancing in the same direction at the same time.
Good barbeque, picnics, and cold ice cream also add to the enjoyment.
Hopefully I will not wait as long before I write again. Thanks for reading.
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