asakiyume: (feathers on the line)
We went to a lookout above the Quabbin Reservoir to face east for the first day of the new year. The first light, many minutes before sunrise, lit up a crack in the baleful sky.

New Years sunrise 2024 648 (2)

As it grew lighter, the waning gibbous moon glowed brighter.

New Years  2024 gibbous moon 655 am

Wakanomori turned his back on the colors to admire the moon.

S against presunrise sky 2024 Jan 1 656 am

The sun was as discreet as a Heian lady, just the hems of her brightness peeking from beneath the clouds' screens.

New Years sunrise 2024 710 am peak pink

There was evidence fairies had been at the lookout earlier, enjoying takeout.

fairy takeout New Years morning 2024

I posted that picture on Instagram, and [personal profile] amaebi said she had her doubts about whether the L&Ms were part of the takeout. [personal profile] wakanomori agreed: he thinks fairies probably roll their own. [personal profile] amaebi suggested sweet clover and Corsican mint, which I told her was a combination I could be induced to try.

Come find me
smoking sweet clover and mint
at the lookout point
asakiyume: (cloud snow)






It is very satisfying to walk out into the deep cold well enough wrapped up to not be bothered by the chill.

I paid a visit to a frozen creek. I didn't pick the ice flowers.

here abide frozen things )

Last year I resolved to write creatively at least two days a week, to work on Spanish every day (or to make up days I missed), and to record the things I notice each day. I failed at the first and third of those, but I did the second and am pleased to know significantly more this year than I did this time last year.

Two of my goals this year are related:

(1) Continue to work on Spanish in the same manner, but added to that: find a person or people to practice conversation with. The duolingo bots have their limits. I'm aiming for in-the-flesh rather than online, although with skyping, etc., I know online can be very good ... I should probably set a date by which I'll achieve this. How about the end of January...

(2) Write a bit every day. Maybe phrasing it that way will make it more achievable than saying "Write at least two days a week."

(3) This is the different goal: Read a bit every day (not counting social media). I can double-dip with this a little as I have a Spanish-language book to be working on.

I'll be looking at my friends' entries to see if they've got goals/resolutions, but if you haven't shared in an entry and want to share in comments, I'm all ears!

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