Walking

Yesterday I went back to the beach.

Once again, it was a sun-drenched day. Once again, I walked. But this time with friends.

Tomorrow I go see an orthopedic specialist about my knee. I've gone from running between 20-25 miles a week to walking between 8-10. I'm not sure what I'm going to say if he says I have to stop any kind of activity all together. Or, if he tells me no amount of rest is going to fix it, only surgery will.

But yesterday I tried not to focus on that. Yesterday I went to the beach with two lovely ladies and we sunbathed, talked, played in the surf. We walked.

And then, we took ourselves out for a late summer supper, complete with watermelon cocktails.

This summer has contained so many unexpected things that have left me unsettled, particularly the rain and the pain.

But the surprise of new friendships is a grounding experience and pretty awesome.