
Lots of things are going on at homes on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. There’s no use to think about the uncontrollable, but they are on my mind nonetheless. One day at a time. I told myself. One day at a time..

Lots of things are going on at homes on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. There’s no use to think about the uncontrollable, but they are on my mind nonetheless. One day at a time. I told myself. One day at a time..

It’s a Friday that doesn’t feel like a Friday. The Whole Foods in downtown Santa Fe was a lot less crowded than usual. The moody weather seems to threaten a change of atmosphere. Next Tuesday will be Election Day. The world will go on no matter the outcome, and that’s just the way it is..

Today we concluded our 2026 road trip. We don’t do it every year. This is only the second time we went on a road trip in the U.S. At this particular moment, I’m not sure if we would ever do it again. We certainly enjoyed every second we spent with our friends, but the driving, the traffic and people’s reckless behavior dampened the whole experience..
While I’m composing today’s One Photo A Day, a extremely loud thunder almost startled me. It’s not a total shock since I had been anticipating that when I captured today’s image.

We are back in our home state but not yet home. We’ll be staying overnight in Gallup and concluding our road trip tomorrow.

After more than four hours of driving from Palm Springs, we arrived in Phoenix in the late afternoon. This image was captured while my companion was behind the wheel..

Today we pretty much did everything we usually do on a typical Sunday. One thing out of routine was that we spent about half an hour looking through a few of the containers in the garage. I came across a black leather jacket which I wore to the SVA Mentor Show opening reception more than 20 years ago. Upon realizing that was the last time I ever used it, it went straight to the box for donation.
Our decluttering mission continues..

Usually my companion goes out to walk by himself. Once in a while he will ask me if I want to come along. So we went for a walk together this afternoon. His posture is better now; it must have been the result of the weekly physical therapy. Today the weather was beautiful. Chamisa was blooming everywhere. That’s the Santa Fe in Autumn I fell in love with before we moved here..

We spent a good portion of the day going through the stuff we accumulated over the years. How did this all happen?
While I was making curry for dinner, I looked out the French window and realized I forgot to finish setting up the solar-powered lights again today. Add to the to-do list for tomorrow..

Life is constantly evolving. Ever since my companion and I came to an understanding about our future, I’ve been doing things differently little by little. I’ve also started to let go of things – material things that wouldn’t matter when the day comes. It’s quite exhilarating as a matter of fact, to get rid of belongings that aren’t essentially necessary.

The flood watch warning seemed to have passed and we ventured out to do some necessary shopping earlier. On our way back the sky was still covered with heavy, threatening dark clouds. But there were slivers of blue sky.
All darkness will pass. A sliver of hope will only be the beginning.