Just Another Day?

I doubt I have anything profound to say today. I'm taking the day to relax and enjoy some time working out some keyboard stuff in the studio. I should be working on a vocal demo so I could get a few more solo gigs but I'm not, so there.

A couple of days ago I mentioned Tracy had learned to take advantage of Gray's one-handedness. That is still going on and it is really funny to see happening. It is as though, now that the playing field is level, Tracy has really come into his own with his brother. Of course it is also a scary proposition, because I can certainly see this as a glimpse into the future when the playing field is more permanently level. Those two will always be plotting, sneaking, or fighting. I don't think it will be long until what little hair I have left turns gray. Shelly's hair, maybe not, she stays very youthful (read into that what you will, I'm not saying anything).

Gray has a checkup on his arm today to make sure it is healing correctly. The bone was not quite in perfect alignment, and although the doctor said it was normal in a kid his age, he did want to recheck to validate it is not slipping. As long as that goes according to plan our little fellow will keep wearing his cast for a few more weeks and be back to normal in no time.

It is quite a gray, cold day here; particularly for April. I don't find that terrible, in fact I enjoy it. Days like this tend to make me reflective, and reflectivity tends to spur creativity for me. What is especially interesting today is the juxtaposition of color. To see the trees and flowers explode in color against the forbidding, lifeless sky is truly amazing. It is as if the background has been stripped away to allow the beauty of now to be fully apparent. The green of the grass, the pink of the cherry trees, the maroon of the maples, the purples of the redbud, all set against the shadowy, leafless hardwoods and stark sky give a new appreciation of how God has chosen to rebuild a creation we have broken from below our feet to the heavens. It is a true picture of the redemption planned for us before He ever sent His first words to split the heavens.