a nice picture

This is Julie. How could i not put a pic of her here? She too was at my farewell, and then i went to visit her in Cape Town. As to 'us' now, there is an ocean in between. There are some drawbacks to being in America - being so far from family and friends. Ag nee man!

Once out at the lake, I am free. Native. Wind and waves are like African drums driving the rhythm home. I am spun, supported and possessed by the spirit magnet that will not let me go. Dogma doesn't hold me. Wildness does. A spiral of emotion. It is ecstasy without adrenaline. My hair is tossed, curls are blown across my face and eyes, much like the whitecaps cresting over waves.

Terry Tempest Williams