Yesterday I insisted we detached our chains to our computer desks and go for a day-trip. We so enjoyed our six-hour venture into Santa Cruz County. We stopped along the road to take pictures of the white poppies (we were surprised to see clusters of golden poppies in the hill's rain run-off ridges) and picked two full-sized gourds on the thick vine trailing along the grass.
Walking down their linear park (the historic line for the now-departed train), we wandered through their Butterfly Garden and into their town park.
There, lo and behold, was an anachronistic "merry-go-round" now almost totally gone in today's playgrounds due to safety regulations. I remember how we ran and jumped on it, dragged our feet, arms, and--for really bold 8-12 year olds--lowered our torsos to hang over the edge as the speed twirled us around and around. Mark said, as we gingerly rode a short ride ourselves, "this one has been well taken-care of--the ride is smooth and bearings are easy."
From there we walked to the Patagonia Community Garden and met these three friendly gardeners. I talked with them about my community happiness book and they expressed interest in having me come back to talk with others. I do hope they invite me!
We asked them about the location of the Patagonia Cemetary. As we are in the process of redoing our Wills and making (we hope distant) funeral plans, we are exploring how to/where to do a "green burial." The Patagonia Cemetary does allow this type of burial but only for residents. So, we were interested in at least seeing this resting place. They told us how to find it and it's a sweetly untended but charming spot with a view "to die for!"
It was a wonderful day-trip and we are making a commitment to get back onto the path of more day-trips in our lives. Computers, chores and other tasks won't disappear, but we can make more time for fun. What about you? Are you boosting up fun for your life?
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