We did get a chance to walk with sprouts in the nearby park. It’s a nice one, trails are well maintained, and about 4 minutes away. We find that in general all Washington parks are well maintained and this entire area is pretty much a hiker’s paradise. Will do it again today.
It’s the rainy season here, but it’s not a continual torrential downpour. If you don’t mind walking in a light rain, which we don’t, it’s still fine outdoor weather through the rainy fall, winter and early spring days. It’s a wonderful sound to wake up to, rain falling outside the window, and something about the rain outside makes me want to spend the day curled up with a good book. One I’m reading or writing, doesn’t matter. Rainy days are good book days! I wonder if this is why this area is so heavily populated by writers. Well, that and the connection between ions and creativity.
Speaking of books, most of my reading lately has been nonfiction. I’m currently re-reading Be Your Own Literary Agent, which has lots of good information. I did finish another Dean Koontz book, but it was too dark and I’ve been bothered by it ever since. I kind of got lucky with two fairly light reads by him, but I’ll go back to treading cautiously with his books. I love the writing and his characters are wonderful, but I can only take so much dark subject matter. This is why I’m not a suspense reader in general. But for sheer lyrical language, Koontz is hard to beat. And he does create characters you have to keep reading about. And his action sequences. There’s a lot to admire and learn from in his work.
So, Koontz and nonfiction, that’s what I’ve been reading lately. What about you?
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