It's now 4 a.m. Tuesday morning and I'm hoping that after I write this entry I'll be able to fall asleep. I tried at 2 a.m. but had no success. I don't believe in the afterlife, neither heaven nor hell, but I do believe in Presence and I'm feeling my friend Mary's presence tonight. I lay in bed trying to remember what photo I'd framed and given Mary when I visited her up north in July, but I couldn't dredge it up from my memory. I don't know why I even thought it mattered. I have yet to cry for her and maybe it's unshed tears that are keeping me awake. Or maybe it's not Mary at all; maybe it's nothing more than my body trying to adjust to this new season. Who knows? I sure don't. One thing I do know, though: for me, sleeplessness has generally accompanied an internal shift of some kind. In the past, it's been one of the first signs. OK, my eyelids are getting heavy. It's time to try again.

By the way, I took this photo of the Gaia Women of the Great Lakes during their rehearsal on Saturday. They were lined up in front of the window at the Birmingham Unitarian Church where next Friday's CD Launch will be held.

Oh, I almost forgot! A few hours ago I put up a new gallery of portraits. CLICK HERE to see it. Nine of the twelve photos have not been posted before.