This past weekend, after recovering a bit from night shifts at a nursing home in Southern California, I got a wee bit of much needed trail time, fresh air and beautiful, clear skies.
Since I was in LA, I had the perfect opportunity to get together with a soul trail sister, Naomi aka Mountain Goat, and her fiancé and a couple friends.
The air was clear of smoke by the coast, and the weather was perfect for a sunset run.
We ran into the night and I felt my spirit reawaken after the artificial lights and sounds of hospitals and hotels.
Naomi, her partner Dave and I caught up about the fires, politics, love and running. That night I started my drive back to my current nest in Davis, CA, and by the next day, my partner and I were running along the American River for a Sunday shake out run.
Being by water is so healing, especially after feeling the weight of fires and drought in Southern California. I feel the earth crying for rain.
For now though, I am enjoying a bit of clean air, the opportunities to be free and moving in beautiful places, and feeling grateful that Mother Earth hasn’t totally kicked our butts off the planet yet!
Flights of a hummingbird 