Spring \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New Bee Hiving Moon<\/p>\n
Ruth has gone home. \u00a0Gabe has gone home. \u00a0Jon has gone home. \u00a0Jen has gone home. \u00a0The last of the trip’s intentions are now over. \u00a0All that remains is for me to go home.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow morning, breakfast, then in the car for the next to last day. \u00a0This Ford Focus is a good car. \u00a0It’s set up well for a road trip. \u00a0I’ve gotten 35 mpg on average.<\/p>\n
Trips have their own rhythms and this one has begun to turn toward home and away from traveling; now it’s a return. \u00a0Returns do not have the anticipation of new adventures, new sights, but they do have something better. Returns take us home. \u00a0It is only with home in mind that we can set off with confidence into the unknown. Home is the known, the safe place, the refuge.<\/p>\n
It’s where Kate is. \u00a0Where Vega, Rigel and Gertie are. \u00a0Where the gardens and the orchard are. \u00a0Where the study is. \u00a0Where most of life happens. \u00a0I’m ready to get home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spring \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New Bee Hiving Moon Ruth has gone home. \u00a0Gabe has gone home. \u00a0Jon has gone home. \u00a0Jen has gone home. \u00a0The last of the trip’s intentions are now over. \u00a0All that … Continue reading On the Way<\/span>