like drinking fresh spring water through your nose....

I made it to Washington D.C. on the 16th at about 5 p.m. This was my first time to D.C. Wow was it crazy! Very high energy place. Lots of beautiful buildings, and alot of run down ones. The difference in the way it looked from one block to the next was amazing. One moment you think you're in a ghetto, the next you are turning a corner looking at some awesome buildings. And the traffic, of course, was ridiculous!
We were in Maryland for a little while on our journey to Ragtimes house in Berkeley Springs, WV. It was beautiful. We got to Rags house at about 9 pm where I unloaded my stuff into his basement where I will be dwelling until I find it is time to move on. Check out his peace project at 1000 points of peace.com
I have quickly realized that I packed way too much shit! Simplifying to travel definetley has a method, and I think I have missed the mark!
It is very beautiful here in WV. The leaves are beginning to change and the weather is absolutley perfect! We had misty mountain weather the first couple of days. But today the sun is shining through! There are a million different kinds of songbirds here. They have been a highlight for me so far. At any given time there are at least 1 or 2 kinds of birds visible and twice as many audible. Every once in awhile a murder of crows will fly through the forest and break through the delicate sounds of the songbirds with their "caws", adding to the charm of the mountains.
Taking a walk here is an adventure every time! There is a hill I have enjoyed climbing across the street from the house. From the top you can see so far in every direction! At the bottom you are surrounded in forest all around.
Berkeley Springs is an art and spa town. The artists are all very welcoming and talented. I visited Frog Valley Artisans today and am going back on Friday to learn how to carve clay with Veronica. On Thursday night we had dinner at a local friends beautiful home then went to the local pub for some awesome live music. Very good band. Our group was the only 8 or so people left in the place towards the end of the night. But with how enthusiastic the band was you would never know it! They rocked to the very end!
I am enjoying some serious down time here on the mountain. I think this is exactly why I am here right now. I have to keep reminding myself it is ok to do nothing, to take time to heal. That this phase is not about what's next, but is about what's going on in my quiet space.
And this is the perfect place for that.....it is beautiful and the air is so clean it's like drinking fresh mountain spring water through your nose.......we should all take some time in a place like that!