today was a pleasure to experience...
Lanky and I volunteered to do the Adopt-a-Highway clean up southwest of us, representing his favorite fast food restaurant. We've got the T-shirts to prove it
We're kind of over-stressed, and worn thin.. so even though we'd planned to refresh then go out on a hike.. we ended up with a 2 hour nap... much needed.
The hike went wonderfully. The sound of the creek/river was rejuvenating to me, and the sight of it.... mmm, I miss the lush mosses, loamy forest floors of home... and the scent of pine... but, today it was all there for me to experience. I was in my own lush moist heaven... Firs, pines, and vegetation that requires more moisture than the high desert I'd lived in out in Tooele.... oh, glory glory!!! We both took photos while out there.... while heading home he handed me his camera, wanting to share his view... to see a photo he'd taken of me... it was significant. He's not once taken one of me prior to today. Nods. A treasure. He was high up on the mountain's craggy rocks, looking down on the scenery below. I'd followed him up through an opening under a flat boulder held up by two that were able, for centuries, to support it. He'd freaked over the claustrophobic view from the interior, while to me, it was a blissful experience. Id' shimmied out the other side, after he'd disappeared from my view out and up from there, having crawled out the little crack between boulders and mountain. The vista was impressive, and I'd chosen to sit, relaxed, just enjoying it in peace... his view was from above, looking down on my head and shoulders in a calm and reposing pose. It was sweet... to me, anyway, to see the significance of his choice to capture me in frame. We shared our photos later... He captured stills of waterfalls, breathtaking frame to frame stills of jeweled droplets spraying over moss covered boulders. He pointed out a face within the pray over a rock in one of mine... no matter how large or small the view, it's almost as if someone had drawn a caricature of a man into the waterfall's foamy waters. I'd taken several of that towering gentleman that I adore...
The afternoon was a pleasure. We followed it up with taking my daughter out to her favorite place, Panda Express, for supper. And then, returned home to choose a movie to enjoy together... He'd never seen The Croods, and we loved it... NetFlix is worth having at my fingertips ((NODS, NODS))
I love these two people with whom I share my home. Their willingness to forgive me when I'm witchy/growly mean... and patience with my exhaustion, as well as concern and love... well, they're important to me.
I'm not going to question my Lanky's devotion to me for the moment... he's open with me, where he used to avoid honesty. He's reminding me of his friendships and well... he's here... with me. He could be back in his rented room. But instead he stays here by my side.
I'm learning more about his court mandated future... I hate it. But, I love this man with whom I've forged a deep and honest friendship... and a passion fed sexual attraction and lusty sex life is there for us to share. God, how I want this to be my life. For now... it IS. So... I'll live it up, and relish our relationship to the fullest... and support a tender hearted dear man, who's filled my life with goofy laughter, with outings into the mountain canyons to have adventures... and filled my days with music from so many people here, and other places. I'm grateful for NOW... for the present. I've got a daughter who's struggling to survive her pain and fears... and I've got a gentle man to watch over me, and be by my side... for as long as we can, I hope this to be. I want to revel in the memories of loving a man who's become a wonderful example to my daughter and a good friend, and lover to me...
