Albuquerque, NM

Today, after the balloon glow and after the mass ascenion www.kreq.com

There was an accident, earlier all details weren’t clear, but a 60 year old woman named Rosemary died falling 60 to 70 feet to the ground as the “basket tipped”. Her death will be remebered by all. Please send prayers. Let her legacy and living memories console her family and friends. Bless them all.

This was an awful reversal of the good news on TV last night about a couple who met at the Balloon fiesta over 20 years ago, fell in love and have been back every year. Their kids came almost as babes in arms. Visit the above link and you can learn more.

This morning was windy and cold. The sky shimmered an icy deep blue. Yet it was perfect for the launch of the balloon races which did start after Rosemary’s untimely death. Freak accidents do happen, but who would have expected that this would be her last day? The day warmed up, as October days usually do. All the good, all the joy, all the days: her life cut short.

It’s hard to move on to the rest of the blog. I did not know the woman. It was but a news bulletin on the radio. The dya brillant, I had to still do my work. I had the special opportunity to do some photography during my lunch at a friends’ house. It was an intense refelective 1/2 hour shoot that I thought took much longer! I am fortunate to be alive today. We all are.

Later when doing a dog sitting job, the two dogs were terroising a gray squirrel who was squealing for help? For its life? When I could not get the dogs to come in, I did manage to intercept one dog as the squirrel was at the end of a tunnel created by wood and a round pipe. The squirrel jumped at me, landed on my thigh and dove off into a small space by the fence. So fast, so nimble and she was off to safety. I was relieved. The squirrel lives but another day, and will probably torment the dogs again. It had beautiful brown eyes and I was the springboard she needed. Life can be vibrant and intense. I give thanks for our lives.

At the thrift store after finding some free books, I saw a woman whom I had talked to a few weeks ago. She is having very hard times. I let her choose whether she wanted to have some of the books I found. She was surprised and took one.