Grind It Out Friday

Not every day is brilliant sunsets and visions that inspire thoughts of romantic travel during simpler times. Somedays, I just have to grind it out, and today was one of those days. There was a forty page presentation due by 0700 this morning, so I skipped the morning walk and went in and smashed it out. The rest of the day seemed like a series on non-stop little emergencies and prep work for what's coming our way next week. The time ended up flying by, and before I knew it, the time had come to head out to the ice rink to watch the kiddos skate.

I eked out a mile and a half on the road during the ice skating event, and came home with not a whole lot of time before it was time to get some rest before starting tomorrow. There was a sunset.

Naval Station Annapolis Sunset

While the storm clouds in the distance were pretty impressive in person, the lighting was a bit washed out, so they're a little less impressive here in the photo. They did managed to coagulate into an energetic lightning storm after the sky grew dark. The smudge ended up an orange smear of tepid light just before the sky grew black.  Probably the best thing about this photo is a porta-john on the right. When you're out on the road, a porta-john can save you a fair amount of grief. Sometimes a porta-john is the best thing that the day has to offer, so I availed myself of the facilities and headed on down the road.

Heading down the Road at Naval Station Annapolis

I'm not quite sure where these roads I'm taking right now are leading. On days like today, it feels like they're not leading anywhere that I particularly want to be going. When a day like this comes along, there's only one thing to do. 

Grind it out.

Toad - Naval Station Annapolis

Toward the end of my wanderings, I happened across this little guy and about half a dozen of his warty brown friends. Not the easiest creature to get a photo of in the dark, but there it is. 

Sometimes you'll have days of doubt and thoughts about the futility of the journey ahead.  Days where the most exciting things you find are a lonely porta-john and a toad. When you get to those days, grind it out. You never know what might be waiting for you just around the next corner. I'm looking forward to whatever that might reveal itself as I wander the road of life tomorrow.