Today is Alice's birthday, and to celebrate we are having a picnic after driving 20 miles through the deep woodlands surrounding Black Butte to a great shore near merging rivers flowing with mountain steam into a canyon lake, one rolling out of the Deschutes National Forest into the surrounding high desert.
I am blessed beyond words at what her love nurtures into being...and am so filled with thanks that she is my wife and such a warm-hearted kinda friend, who helps provide my visions a means of much needed structure.
Post-thought: Picnic was more like a deep freeze cause it never rose above 27 today, so we opted for a short-hike around Black Butte's woods looking for fun and a cozy fire instead.
Happy Birthday !
