just back from the park. so lovely with the crickets and bats and sunset and gorgeous moon moving toward full. eva swinging told me she was afraid of swinging for a while because the swing went so high up and now she is enjoying her time swinging again. i know how she feels. sometimes when i swing i can't imagine how i ever swing higher than the ground and other times it is just the thing, swinging higher and higher with the wind blowing through my body clearing everything out, making way for deep breaths and expansion.

samuel's new sword has him temporarily a part of the cavalry on our walks, even going so far as to request a walk today and then another, all of us seeming to need movement, finding peace and clarity in the movement, in stillness around us. where is everyone? suburban life gives the illusion of no one but i know they are in there somewhere. i smell their barbecues, see their garage sale signs, catch a view of a car coming and going now and then. we see their dogs, their cats. imagine living so close to one another and knowing nothing. happy to smile hello to those who pass by on their way to other parts of their lives.