Inside / Outside

I love being outside!

I show a photo here taken by my daughter, not showing my best side, but looking out over the Snake River in Wyoming in the Grand Teton area this past spring.

I love being outside, but my life conspires to keep me inside. I'm a writer and a lot of that means sitting inside at a computer. I try to take my laptop or notebook out onto the deck as often as possible, but I'm a whimp. If it's too hot, too cold or too buggy - inside I go.

I'm also a quilter and a lot of that must be done sitting at a sewing machine, but as often as I can I take my handsewing and sit outside, except if it's too hot, too cold, etc., etc. (see excuses above!)

When we go on trips to the national parks, I'm so limited by my sore knees from doing the kind of hiking I would love to do. But it doesn't keep me from being outside. I like to sit on a porch or balcony, or even on a rock in the field and drink it all in.

So, I'm looking forward to our trip to Utah in October and hope it will tide us over the long winter in Michigan when being outside isn't that much fun.