A happy day happened yesterday. What was the recipe? First, no plans, no expectations, no appointments, no place to be, nothing to do, except, whatever we wanted to do. "Kicking down the cobblestones, feeling groovy." It also happened to be a sunny, blue sky day. Not too hot, quite pleasant, warm and breezy. The kind of day that caresses.
What did we want to do?
I worked on a new song, lyrics and chords, after coffee and a shower. Then a long, aimless meditation. An empty cup. We then went for a long, rambling bike ride on the lakefront. We sat under a shady tree, and watched the passing scene. Less talking and thinking, more sitting and watching.
One thing we have learned from the Covid Virus Lockdown Years, we can entertain ourselves by just existing in the moment. Fun and entertainment? Not all it's cracked up to be. Staying healthy, virus-free, walking, talking biking, sitting, watching the waves, smelling the roses, paying attention to the day with everything at hand is pretty damn amazing.
A happy cloud just sort of descends.
We then had a fabulous, and simple, pasta dinner. Afterwards, I put my high-grade Grado headphones on, splayed out on the living room floor, and listened to my new favorite Dylan bootleg: "The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985." Astonishing. Overwhelming. Fantastic. Inspiring. Dylan in the early eighties right is now my favorite Dylan. Surprising, revelatory. Some of the greatest songs Dylan ever wrote and recorded were never on an official release?! "Blind Willie McTell," "Foot of Pride," "Angelina," "New Danville Girl," I mean, holy shite!
Then we chilled out with some cold beverages and watched (again!), P.T. Anderson's magnificent film: "Inherent Vice." (2014) So good, gets better every time we watch it. So vivid and detailed. Every scene is suffused with style & intelligence. Hilarious, entertaining, just masterful film-making, great soundtrack too. Every time those Neil Young songs ("Harvest" & Journey Thru the Past"), make their appearance my heart skips a beat. So, so good.
Then it was off to bed. We slept like happy little babies!
