A Beautiful Sunday

I spent it picking apples and making cider, an annual event at my Friends' Meeting. Poodle Doc will probably have some photos posted soon, because he's digital. Me, I'm still in the film age. I'm sure I have some good pictures rolled up in a little metal canister, but you probably won't be seeing them for awhile!

Anyway, cider making is another form of modern alchemy of which I am so fond (which is a funny way to think about it, since it's a process as old as time. Like making cheese, like knitting, like making soap, like all of those things.)

Anyway, it was a perfect fall day spent in good company doing something that feels real. We took the scenic route back to town, past llamas and Lamas (Deer Park Tibetan Buddhist Monastery is just outside of town.)

A balm for my soul.