Tending my own garden.

One good thing about vacations.

They make you appreciate home more. The routines, the small comforts.

I really have very little vacation stamina. Trips wear me out pretty quickly. I know...you don't have to tell me how pathetic that is....I'm well aware. It has always been thus, though I wasn't fully aware when I was younger. Made it hard to perform on long trips; skiing, debating, whatever...

And yet, I love traveling at the same time. I love seeing new things. I like getting off the beaten track.

I'm glad to be home, sitting quietly in the morning, communing with the internet, looking out over my (new) lawn and sipping coffee. Bliss.