on the corner of oxford and ouray

i heard thunder last night for the first time in at least six months, or seven or nine. A book and i were comfortably in bed. My window was open, and sometimes what i heard was the wind, other times the rain. i never regret getting outside of Boulder, if even just a few miles. The sun had already hidden behind clouds and mountains by the time i was into open country, but it was beautiful all the same. i didn’t really take any pictures, but i didn’t have to.

i had given Fabian’s ‘Out of our Minds’ four stars on goodreads, but i decided while i drove that i would give it five. i thought Fabian’s writing style was something other than concise or easy-reading, but i am more eager to be still and watch what is happening around me after having read the book, and i feel like that says something to its credit. ‘Out of our Minds’ wasn’t at all about sitting still and watching what is around oneself.