It's beautiful outside...no really I mean it!!!

I'm not an outdoor person. I can count the number of times I have been camping in my entire life on two hands. Once I got lost and seperated from the other campers for half a day (got in alot of trouble with my dad on that day!). Another time while hiking out in the wilderness for three days, completely away from civilzation, after the first day I lost the iodine we used to clean water and make it drinkable (didn't make any friends on that trip). I once sat in poision oak for close to 15 minutes while playing hide & seek (It was a great hiding spot). The worst was while camping before hiking Pikes Peak with a couple friends, I spent most of the wee hours of the morning chasing a raccon around the camp site (My friends didn't sleep well and I don't think they were too happy with me).

Yeah hahaha...laugh at tales from the guy who can't read a compass or start a fire.

Lately I love seeing nature & the outdoors. I have started walking outside on my lunch. Braving the hot weather and leaving the comfort of air conditioned floors to get some sunshine. Maybe I have been inside too long! Because when I am outside and the sky is clear I can't help but just stare at it, or trees.

A coworker of mine has an office with one wall that is almost entirely window and every time I go in her office I have to walk right up to it and stare out. I can see people scurrying along and cars humming down streets & highways. Sunshine paints everything in light and I can even see the platte river, the Pepsi center, and Elitches...the view has this breath taking effect on me that I actually have to remember I am at work in order to stop staring and walk away from the window.

Today a baby robin landed on my dad's car and we walked out and got with in three feet of it. It refused to move as it starred us down. I haven't been that close to wild life in a long time and despite that it was just a bird, devoid of any exotic flair or fell into the status of protected speicies, it was deafening to see it so close.

Deafening. Seeing a bird was deafening? Am I mad? What about a bird is so worthy of notice and why should anyone define it as deafening? There is something transdent about nature. It has a quality that is so peaceful & still yet it can make one painfully aware of the feeling that we belong in nature and out with all of nature's creatures & spendor. There is something overwhelming about being in nature and knowing we belong in this organic setting that is bigger than anything we know.

Whether it is beautiful sun rise or an ugly tiny bird on a car giving me the eye....I love nature.