Reflections on the Hurricane...
Cold and wet, the day is brutally different from a few days ago when we were experiencing balmy, sunny days here in Ohio. The effects of hurricane Sandy can be felt in the Akron area. Spread like a wet, golden carpet on the soggy ground the leaves make their last display of the season. In a sense, the party is over. Had it not been for the hurricane effects we might have had a week or two left of the autunmal Mardi Gras of color. But the trees are being brutally denuded as I watch from my windows. Even Halloween may have to be posponed due to terrible weather. Oh well, it's not like cancelling Christmas, so we'll deal with it. Even my sacred spot has been violated. The leafy cocoon that housed my bistro table and chair looks cold and wet and exposed to the world. I doubt that I will sit there again this season to enjoy a Zen moment. I knew that the season for the sacred spot would be...