Whoosh

Oh, how I wanted a mental health day today. But I went in, and a busy morning turned into a rather short day, which broke my heart not at all. Head in a muddle, just wanting to be quiet at home, and then, here I was.

Sad that my favorite online crossword puzzle has been upgraded to a flashy, and unreadable, format. May be good for me really, I will have to work harder ones by pen, stretch my brain. Perhaps they'd gotten too easy for me, save the ones with too many sports clues. And I really do want to try acrostics, which is a daunting challenge that I have so far shied away from.

Next week, we go through a local geology class, two classes and a field trip. Not a subject either of us has any background in, only a general interest. One of the PACU nurses recommended it, and the professor who teaches it. So, with a decent tuition discount for employees of the university - (of which I am one) we signed up. Seems like a very long time ago, and now it's here. This place is geologically interesting, an ancient lake, earthquakes, all good stuff.

Unsettled weather, a short thunderstorm blew through, with snow predicted for tonight and tomorrow morning. Exactly what those watching for flooding off the snowpack do not want. More water, a later melt, will be more sudden because of higher temperatures. One good week of 80˚F - which could easily happen here- and whoosh, down it all comes.