Hello There, Fellow Humans!
I'm finally settled in front of my computer, after many trips to the porch and walks with Maxine (my beloved Boston Terrier is with me again). It is a lovely day here, yet again. It was a bit cool earlier in the day, but has warmed up nicely. All the amazing beauty of spring in full bloom is all around me, and it is overwhelming! I think I'm going through a bit of a grieving process, as the date is fast approaching when I will depart for a new life with my Brian in Helena. I'm excited about it, but am going to miss Savannah so very much. Next time I'm here, I'll just be visiting.
On this note, I want to quote from the afterward of John Berendt's book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; or as it is known in Savannah, 'The Book'. This is the final paragraph of the book, and it sums up this beautiful, odd, weird, wonderful, awful little city perfectly:
"For me, Savannah's resistance to change was its saving grace. The city looked inward, sealed off from the noises and distractions of the world at large. It grew inward, too, and in such a way that its people flourished like hothouse plants tended by an indulgent gardener. The ordinary became extraordinary. Eccentrics thrived. Every nuance and quirk of personality achieved greater brilliance in that lush enclosure than would have been possible anywhere else in the world."
I can't say it better myself. I've mentioned, on facebook at least, that I believe this town is located in a center of creative energy on our earth, from long long ago. I certainly have had a strange time of it here, and feel oddly renewed and ready to go forth in the world and CREATE something new and wonderful. This Hothouse plant is mature and ready to leave the 'garden' of its birth. I wonder, though, who the indulgent gardener is. I think I know...
Love 2 All!
Omega Man
