Spring in Moab

Its springtime here… kinda. The desert likes to surprise me with weather that hits like a sucker punch to the kidney. One week of brilliant 80 degree sunshine followed by freezing rain and snow that lasts twice as long. Today the Sun is out and all the Jeeper tourists are in town. Jeep Safari week. During ths little festival Moab hosts 4x4 enthusiasts by the thousands. A spectacular transformation from just a month ago when a lot of the shops were still closed.

The Sun is to blame I think. The wildflowers are starting to peek out and the pink blossoms of the Japanese Plum Trees are everywhere (how and why this Eastern flora made it here is beyond me but I won’t complain). I’m affected intensely by the sunshine. I find myself getting up early and planning out my classes for the week. And I am NOT a morning person.

Living in the desert makes on recognize how rhythms and patterns aren’t just for hiphop and quilting. Winter here is empty, cold and close to silent. And now spring is overloaded with sunshine, people and yoga classes.

This abundance has kickstarted a desire to create for me. So I started a new blog chronicling my efforts into handbalancing and am starting a website (still in rough form) and teaching 8 classes a week.

bigbendsyoga.com

animalhands.blogspot.com