Just Like Starting Over

Last Sunday, I, along with my husband, my two sons (a 6 year old and a 9 year old) and their grandmother hiked the 6 mile round trip trek to “ the Lighthouse” at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. We had a lot of fun on the trail. We saw a couple of lizards sunning themselves (yes, it was hot), visited with our fellow explorers (including some “regulars” down from Canada) and even endured a tense moment or two (the bluff you climb to get to the Lighthouse is a bit dicey).

It is hard to put into words what a striking impression “the lighthouse” makes when you see it in person. Even more difficult is describing the feelings stirred up by such a sight. But, I think my kids provided a very apt description, “its huge!”.
After months of work on “The Natural Wonder of Texas: Palo Duro Canyon”, the family outing was a perfect way to reach closure. We went to the park, got close to nature and stopped to appreciate what we have right here in the Panhandle.

Then, as we are winding our way up the canyon on to the flat road taking us home, I start talking to my kids about the music on the radio. As fate would have it, it's “All That Jazz” on FM90. We talk about the different instruments we hear in a song…a piano, a saxophone, the bass, drums…only then do I realize how things come full circle. My newest endeavor is to learn all I can possibly learn about jazz for the next KACV production about a seriously cool jazz quintet, Polk Street Jazz. Stay tuned.