An unusual setting

Yesterday’s beautiful weather temped me to take my lunch to a magic spot about 5 minutes from school. With iPod in shirt pocket I made a triple check of class times and then headed out to a trail along Puget Sound. Once there I settled upon a vantage point overlooking the water and the Olympic mountains in the distance. The clarity of the air allowed for a spectacular view of the snowy peaks. Right below me construction continued on what I think will be a huge golf course. Just raising my gaze above this site I am privileged to witness birds soaring over the waves before landing in the tops of towering Evergreens. To cap off the lunch experience, I listened to the song "Into the West" from Return of the King. This evocative tune was appropriate as I thought of the contrast between the timelessness of the mountains and the changing landscape below me.