It's couch time like my grandpa papa used to love. It's settling in, resting. It's the time when the cat comes and settles on me too like my grandpa papa used to do with the little dog. Papa as in Lima Mike November Papa, the phonetic alaphabet. Often it is a nap couch. I bought a trampoline and have been bouncing and feeling good with that. It helps to lessen my nap time and increase my energy level. I did wake up early, probably because of the nap yesterday. But the waking up early created a tiredness today. So, here I lay now on the couch which will be gone soon because I don't plan on taking it when I move. There will be other couches to rest and nap on. I would like to fall asleep a little later... stay up a bit until night falls. I like that expression. I wish you a beautiful night. Rest well. Wake up rejuvenated. See you in the morning.
The Forest Hums
I'm sitting in a North Carolina' McDonald's, close to Little Switzerland. I've never been to Little Switzerland but it sounds interesting. I was up on Roan Mountain last night. I had a fire which helped to cook my mac and cheese and keep me warm. It was a beast of a fire in that I got warm just keeping it going. But once it was well underway it turned into a nice, slow-burning bed of coals. Yes, it was a cold night. Fortunately I had my goose-down leaking bag from my 2003 AT thru-hike. I do not think it is as warm as it used to be but with a double upper layer on and a single lower layer I stayed pretty warm. My pillow which was a bag filled with rain pants and a quick drying towel was inadequate; so was my sleeping pad- a eighth of an inch pad that is only meant to go under a blow-up pad to keep from popping (My blow up popped a long time ago.) I tossed and turned but finally fell into a long sleep. The morning sun coming through my tarp tent woke me up. I
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