Sasa wrote this post after a lovely fourth of July. It is just now getting on here because of our hectic week! And I'm thrilled to say that he took ALL the pictures!
Last night was wonderful. We went to a friends house to watch the fireworks over the river. It was the perfect spot, on a second floor balcony high above street, overlooking the harbor. We could look down and watch the crowd milling about and listen to the music coming from the wharf. The sky was clear and the air was sweet and we had each other to hold onto. Then the nearly full moon came up, and it felt as though the whole world stopped and it was just me and Erin smiling like kids at how perfect summer can be.
The weather has been so wild: so much rain and fog and then ferocious thunderstorms. Yesterday the sun came out for the first time in a month, just long enough for us to go to the beach and drink in the light and the warmth. And then a wall of dark clouds appeared to the north and the wind became fierce. For a while we just laid there and watched the clouds getting bigger and darker and closer. And then there was a pure animal understanding that it was going to pour, and as one, everyone on the beach packed up and fled.
By the time we got home the sky was light and by the time we rinsed off the sand and salt, it was sunny again. It is amazing to me how quickly things can change. How sun follows storm, how clouds follow clarity, how time follows eternity. And yet there is something always there, aware and present to notice every thing. From the simple joy of seeing the moon again for the first time, to the frenzy of fireworks filling the sky, it is all there for us. And for me, I am so grateful that it is always Erin there, sharing the joy of being here together. Through everything that happens the real fireworks is being able to turn to her and see a huge smile of amazement light up our world. No matter what is going on outside, it feels like the sun is always shining.
