Day 29, Saturday, March 29

morning sit with the boy.

very cold today, lower 20's with a brisk wind. just a few clouds in the blue skies.

it felt that the world was very busy outside during my sit: cars and wind give a lot of activity. dusting of snow last night, so each gust of wind sent down a light snowfall, drifting through the branches. it felt just like being on the top of a mountain to ski in winter, cold coldness all around, snow in the eyes, wind whooshing all around everything.

snow from yesterday remains, so most of the earth is white again. walking through the yard, i travel over (and posthole through) fascinating mountains and valleys of snow over land that i know to be flat beneath. it's like being in a different landscape. my husband and i have conjectured that the sculptures are the result of runoff zones underneath; as the snow melts, it finds the lowest areas of ground to run to, which causes the snow above it to melt more quickly, being in contact with water beneath. up close, it doesn't form patterns like streambeds in the snow; it simply looks like a mountainous landscape. it is only from afar, and only this winter, that an overall pattern of a meandering stream emerges. it's lovely to see this ancient waterway appearing on the surface of a yard - the land reasserting its original and lasting personality in the middle of a tidy "lawn."

the blackberry stems are showing their proud little buds, so tiny and promising and pointed towards the sky.

mind kept wandering rather than remaining in my senses, so i pretended i was crow prey, which helped to wake me up, since i could be discovered at any moment. i then stood quite still, alert, for quite some time, moving only my eyes to focus on something now and then. when i did move, i knew i needed to do it imperceptibly lest i give myself away. i distinctly felt that my extra helping at breakfast had not been a good idea, as it made me feel a little sluggish and compromised my ability to make a speedy escape. after a little bit, i then decided that the chickadees around me were my prey - and i found myself paying very close attention to where they were all the time, and which branches they frequented.

just about done with my 30 day challenge. i feel like i already completed it back around day 18, because the third week of the challenge was definitely my most trying time. now i'm quite dedicated to sitting, so it doesn't take as much effort to get out there. and i'm very much looking forward to the coming warm weather, when i won't have to bundle us both all up before going out!