fresh breath

The breath's of spring air that i've take lately have been careful and controlled. i'm almost there-

• One exam short of a semester filled with my last two major courses needed to fulfill degree requirements (regression & ANOVA).
• One meeting short of (hopefully succesfully) defending my dissertation proposal allowing me to dive into data processing (road trip north!) and field work this summer.
• One breath short of allowing myself to be happier than i've been in a long time.

Some semesters i've inadvertantly taken on too much. Semesters like this end with a feeling of wear and depletion with little results to show for all the effort and sacrifice and minimal motivation to keep pushing forward. This is followed by a lull where little is accomplished. This semester however is different. The hard work fueled by intentionally deep and focused breaths jumping from task to task, project to project has paid off in spaids. progress on the degree has been significant. Work is going strong and Yosemite is slowly coming to an end after 2 years of effort. All of interspersed with some solo time on the bike in the forest, and rediscovery of climbing post broken ankle. If this isn't enough, somehow, in the last days and weeks of the semester my spirit has awoken to a sparkling breath of fresh air. breaths taken these days bring with them warmth, content and happiness.

the air is crisp, clean and slowly warming with the coming of summer. the path is clear yet full of adventurous and exciting side trails. plenty to look forward to...

some pictures of events past and to be continued~

Bouldering ...

Bike polo