Last weekend, we had a day of heat and sunshine. It was early afternoon and I had finished my lunch – and with no projects or yardwork looming over me, I decided to sit outside and read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s a spot on the back patio that is secluded and gets plenty of sun. I put on a hat to protect my scalp and then took off everything else. With a book and a cushion to sit on, I got comfortably seated on the step and read my book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was quiet and I sat there peacefully sweating. After a while, I finished my book and thought about going inside. Instead, I got a broom we had near the door and swept off the patio – then moved the cushion to support my head and laid down on the concrete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now that I was stretched out the sun really started to heat me up. I had a lot of surface area exposed, after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t sleep, but I drifted – the hat pulled down over my eyes. I didn\u2019t move or even fidget. Even on the hard concrete, I was completely comfortable and at peace. The only movement was my breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I lay there for a while, feeling as though I was floating in the heat. A vague thought about falling asleep and getting sunburned drifted through my head, but I let it go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then, a bit later, I let the spell break and sat up. I brushed off my back – and my backside – then gathered my book and cushion to cool off and get out of the sun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I got a little pinkish, but not burned. And a little aloe after my shower took care of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are not many days of summer left and I don\u2019t know if I can recapture the magic of that peaceful afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just me, my hat, and the sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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