I was driving home on Knickerbocker and a bird of prey swooped out of some growth on my left and flew down the road for a bit until cutting into a heavily wooded lot on my right. though it was quick and the bird's back was to me, I saw the tail of a rodent type creature gripped in either the bird's beak or claws.
It was most impressive, though. In fact, it was awesome. It was nature in its purest form and I was lucky enough to witness it in the heart of the city.
Soon, though the bird's habitat as well as that of the bird's prey will bull dozed for "progress." New homes in a neighborhood that 15 or so years ago, Realtors tried to call something else to diminish the negative connotations that came with the hood.
Now, today, it is THE spot. People are coming in, gentrifying homes, driving out the poor,original residents, greedy developers are snatching up pieces of property and building houses on top of each other. And long time residents are looking to make a buck by selling a house they paid $28,900 for in 1985 for close to $1 million, yes that is a one with six Zeros, today.
My house is on a double lot: I could sell part of my back yard and someone could build a house in my back yard.
That ain't happening until they wheel my cold, dead body out of this house and my daughter does not want it.
then, I'll have no control or interest in it at that point.
Well, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, I think I'll go visit my mom and see her new house.

Elwood and Elphaba practice their unique brand of yoga
Oh sweet swami, you had me at warrior II


I had a most excellent yoga experience tonight. And strangely enough, all the odds were against a good time.
First, the Y is being renovated around us so now we are in a smaller place where the acoustics are horrible and it's either too hot or too cold. Then the instructor was a stand-in. They all have their own routines and it's sometimes good to mix it a bit, shakes you out of complacency but routine is also freeing, knowing what comes next means not having to look up frequently to see what the teacher is doing (sometimes because you can't hear), so you can concentrate on breathing and mediating into the pose.
So she had us in warrior II, (I fell down twice, I don't think I've ever fallen down) and I was grumbling to myself about I couldn't hear, it was too damn hot and viola, I had an extreme warrior experience. I had balance throughout the pose, I felt the strength and the breadth of warrior. hips squared, shoulders stacked over hips, feet in a line and weight evenly distributed. Yowza!
Same thing pretty much with triangle. Normally triangle is one of my favs, I get a lot out of it, a good back pop, open chest, strength supporting the upper body with the upper body. Lately triangle has been rough, it felt awkward, uncomfortable.
Today, great triangle. I got that lower back with about five or six lumbar pops, poppoppoppop mmmm :)
I even came home feeling energetic and strangely positive. Accomplished some boring but necessary chores around the crib when lately I've been coming home, heading to the bed.
Sweet good night to those out there in the black hole. I know you are out there, maybe you are reading my stuff when it's sucked out into the ether of the net. It is as if I just jettison the stuff out into cyberspace, no ticket home, no GPS mapping, just out there on its own, on the strength of its words, to live or die.
alas.