Things my body will miss
I was thinking of things my body - my senses - will miss, and the list includes (in no particular order):
The Fleetwoods music
The taste of old Cognac
Light - of almost any kind
The warmth & odor of a log fire
High altitude Aspen groves in the summer
Cab Calloway singing "Saint James Infirmary"
The odors of the Intaglio Printmaking art studio
Creating late night photographs in a quiet Darkroom
Reading
The songs of Mockingbirds, Grasshoppers, and Crickets
The sounds of flawless, powerful acceleration in a great car
The faces of those you love
A lively one-on-one discussion
Remembering - just remembering
Seeing snakes and lizards in the wild
The flavor of good coffee, good bread
Great Art of all kinds
Finding fossils
Humorous riffing and laughing with a good friend
The odor of old typewriter cases, closed up old cars,
a woman's hair, puppies, Lilacs
Looking at old photos on paper, including those of
people and places you don't know
The wind and the sun in a convertible during a
perfect weather drive on a perfect road
The odor of the Arizona desert after a rain
The physical demands of hiking the Great Sand Dunes,
yet knowing I am in THE place and THE moment with THE
people and THE self when every single thing is The Right Size.
Hearing yourself and your Other state your vows at your marriage
Listening to yodelling & singing of best friend Richard
Walking hand in hand with a child
Walking, and having hands to use.