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| Rosemary Flowers 2025 |
The flower's lavender color glowing out into the air is magical.
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| Rosemary blooming |
Winter Skies
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New word - Dysania - Extreme Difficulty getting out of bed in the morning (sleepfoundation.org).
Woe is me what a struggle it has been to push through a haze of dysania! I had Zero (note capitalized) desire to get off the sofa for nearly 3 days.
What put me there, I feel, is the negative impact on my mental health all those executive orders brings on.
Light exposure to the news is a great help. I don’t mean to drag on about it. It is that I believe sharing might help others not feel so alone. I think I am not the only American suffering through this era if horrors.
So yesterday and today I am Up! Yay! 🥳👏😎
The sun is shining brightly!
The first task I took up this morning is an oil pastel color sketch and an acrylic winter late afternoon sky. The color of pale yellow on the horizon, sometimes the entire sky, can be fascinating in how the gray clouds and blue sky blend. The sky in the photograph is a favorite.
Last night’s sunset was a vibrant pink. Indeed, it was a delight to see. Winter skies are a treasure of color and shapes.
Things To Do & Not Do
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| Ice Fishing* on Lake Champlain 2025 Upstate New York |
Planning warmer weather adventures in the winter is a nice way to spruce up one’s mood on an overcast and cold day.
2025 Warm Weather Excursion List
Subject to change
Picnic often
See the ocean (where it is meant to be)
Visit art shows and galleries
Plein air paint
Shop local for a camp blouse
Design & sew a pair of hiking shorts
Wear a dress once a week
Ride a bicycle
Consider sky diving
Will Not Do List
Rock climb
Kayak
Run, jog, speed walk
Hang glide
Hike more than 2 miles
Ah, there it is, a simple and practical plan to enhance my warm weather enjoyment and decrease anxiety.
* I am not ice fishing.
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