Last night something hit me for the first time in my life. I am terrified now of getting sick, which has never happened before. It is a new and horrible feeling.
Second Wind is going to see if we can schedule some Zoom time together for singing and playing.
I set my alarm for the 8:00 p.m. howl tonight. I figured why not? People are used to hearing coyotes and I'm no louder than vineyard fans blowing or planes (come to think of it, I haven't heard one in a while) or real coyotes.
Becca was going out to her car so I asked her to join me. She wouldn't but she did laugh with me. I loved the incredible echoes throughout the valley and did it over and over again. I didn't hear anyone respond, but maybe next time someone will remember and join in. I texted my landlady to let her know what I did and invite her to join me next time. I got all excited going back into the house when I thought I heard someone else do it and so I howled again! Then Bex said it was the rooster. 😭🐓
You know what was so cool about it? Besides getting up and going outside in the fresh and crisp night air, hearing the echoes, the sheer exuberance of it all, it felt so powerful and so freeing and invigorating. No fear. It was all washed away.
Landlady texted that she will do it with me tomorrow! We're setting clocks. We are also thinking about gobbling in the mornings to rile up the crazy turkeys who are noisiest then.
I finished the evening with a final bowl of leftover taco soup and Brenè Brown's The Call to Courage. I highly recommend it.
With that food for thought and heart, I go to bed before midnight again, though not much before.
We are staying well here and determined not to get sick or pass any infection on to anyone. I hope you are too.
I love your howling. I haven't heard about Daily@8, just Tuesdays@7 in Marin. Looking forward to Zoom!
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