Autumn in Texas

nov22_2008

Finally the cold weather has come to Austin and I'm loving it. I feel right with the world wearing a fleece and tromping about the woods with dogs. There was the smell of wood fires in the air this morning outside, and coffee and cinnamon oatmeal inside. Tonight I'm going to roast some veggies and that should also be a feast for the senses.

My dogs were a mirror for me this morning. I have one dog who I know won't harm other dogs, so she goes off-leash. The other is a big (giant) dog who occasionally (randomly) picks fights, so he stays on a leash. I feel so angsty about leashing him and yet observe that he seems totally happy. So it's about me. It's about how I fight the parts of my own life, my own nature, that need restriction. I have this childish willfulness to have no restraints. Still. At age (cough.) So I got to meditate on that while we walked.

I'm staying in Texas for the Thanksgiving holiday, which is a little sad but also a nice break from obligation (see above) and a great chance to unpack the garage some more and to make art and just read and chill. And walk in the woods, wearing a fleece, with dogs.