Disconnect / Reconnect

Please excuse, but life has been a bit of a shit storm lately. To ... I don't know ... compensate? Deal? Chris and I have been spending as much time as possible outdoors, walking, hiking, exploring. It's just one of those times that feels as if everything in life is piling up all at once, too many options and outcomes lie before us, so the only possible solution is to just go outside and propel ourselves forward. Literally move forward, when figuratively we feel as if we can't. I know this kind of allusion can be irritating in the blogging world, you know, talking about something without actually talking about something. But well, hell, this is how I talk about things in real life (which I'm sure is equally irritating). And real life sorta blows right now. Not looking for pity or solutions. Just maybe commiseration.

We've been exploring the state parks in and around Pittsburgh a lot lately. On this particular day (Easter, actually), we headed out to Raccoon Creek State Park to check out the Wildflower Reserve. It was gorgeous, despite it being a little too early for many wildflowers. We did spy a few, though. Little troopers poking through the leaf-strewn ground and dotting the otherwise beige landscape with hints of color.