Savannah

Savannah, I’d love to feel the heat the sunrise brushing rays across my windshield as if one dries the streams from off my face.

And a favorite summer tune:

Photos via Trendy Traveler

Cotton breathing when the sea winds

Spring finally made its way to Syracuse. After snowy treks and torrential downpours, the sun is here to hopefully stay. With it comes time to sit outside and ponder the future. And don’t you know that clouds for some reason draw out the desire for future-pondering? Why is that? Does anybody know? There’s something about the vast sky and magical floating water above our heads that makes us feel wonderfully small in our big, beautiful world. So we sit and think about our place in it, and wonder how we would like to spend our days.

Once again, National Geographic turns out some stunning photos.

Altocumulus Undulatus Clouds

Fluffy altocumulus undulatus clouds stain the sky red above a row of trees, and often herald an approaching storm.

Mackerel Sky Sunset

A “mackerel sky” adds to a striking sunset scene in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Ripples of altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds resemble the markings of a king mackerel.

Winisk River Sunset

Colorful clouds and calm water create a striking sunset scene for canoeists on Winisk River in Ontario, Canada.

Goodness, I’m such a wistful daydreamer these days…

Take a peek at more NatGeo cloud pictures. They’re definitely worth the look. I also recommend lying in a big open field, Relient K’s “Savannah” on your iPod, and feeling the rhythm of your breathing while staring at the clouds above.

Pour over me and wash my hands of it

“Cause I could spend my life just trying to sift through what I could’ve done better but what good do what ifs do?”

This album is all I’ve been listening to the last several weeks. I’ve been turning to it when I need to be alone, when I need to introspect, when I need everything going on around me to just stop and pause for a minute.

‘We’d rather break our bones than brave this loneliness. We draw blood ’cause we’re trying to draw out some significance.’

Sometimes I need a couple energetic, infectious songs to get me through the day. I saw House of Heroes perform as one of several opening acts for Relient K a few years ago and they were just the band to give me that. I had listened to some of their songs prior to the concert (Seriously, listen to In the Valley of the Dying Sun) and was pretty much blown away by the raw power of their vocals, guitar, drums — just really good rock music. I’ve been listening to their new album and am not disappointed. Here are some of my favorites:

“Love Is For The Middle Class” with lyrics

Anyway, I’ve been promoting them quite enthusiastically the last couple of days because I honestly think good bands need to be heard. Go hear ‘em!