"Sunshine on my Shoulders"

Borrowing from John Denver.

I've been feeling an awful lot like a train wreck. Thanks to my good friend Marigny we got out of "dodge" this afternoon and, although we were chased by clouds, we discovered peace and beauty out at Pancake Rocks. I love the smell of fall and I love the way the Aspen leaves litter the trail and I love the way they make a forest fill with pockets of sunshine. Dogs were happy, that is, until it started to thunder. It "groppled" on us and it drizzled on us, but somehow that fit the day. The aspen made it seem like there was still "sunshine on my shoulders" and I needed to feel that warmth. Thanks Marigny, Derby, Sydney for a lovely afternoon.