Reconnecting...Slowly.

Hello dear friends!

A couple days ago I returned from 4 months in the woods.  And am still trying to accept that fact.  Some of you may be surprised by how hard the adjustment is when returning to civilization...but it is quite difficult for me.  The first 2 nights, I almost slept outside because sleeping in a bed in a house was too strange.  I'm constantly waking up very confused about where I am...I'm still a bit lost regarding what to do and how to behave in a house!  And for the first time at the end of a field season, I really miss the crew we had.  They were an amazing group and I'm feeling very lost without their constant companionship.  Rarely do I feel lonely even if left completely alone for long periods of time but I'm struggling with that very thing right now.  We've been keeping in touch already through texting (yes, I know it is shocking but somehow I got dragged into the texting world this summer kicking and screaming...yet now am thankful for it as a means to keep in touch with everyone).  More on the crew dynamic and the fun we had in a later post...  

I've often been asked what it is like living/working in the woods the way I do...so I'm planning on posting more details about the field season over the course of the next month or two.  There are some memories I want to share and relive and with the new space, I feel comfortable doing that.  I did have access to internet at times over the summer but in reality, I had a really hard time wanting to do anything online.  It just doesn't fit in that world you know? 

So until I can transition back to 'normal' living, I'll still be a bit sparse in the bloglands. With that said though, as I requested last year, I would love it if those of you with blogs could point me to a post or two you'd really want me to read...either a special event that happened to you, or a special project etc.  I'll have to 'mark as read' most of my feeder and start afresh once I can brave it but don't want to miss out completely on the past 4 months in your lives.  
 
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Now playing:  The Boxer by Mumford and Sons

(their new album was released yesterday and I downloaded it immediately...when I saw they had a version of The Boxer on it, I was pretty skeptical.  How can it be better than the original?  I've heard lots of bad versions over the years.  But add Jerry Douglas on dobro and the M&S style and I'm hooked!).