Today at work I was one of the key initiators on a hike above and beyond (literally) any we ever get to/need to take at that site. Curiosity and restlessness and a desire to see what beyond drove us up and over that steep and slippery hillside, with a few of our more adventurous co-workers trailing not far behind. It was funny how climbing just a few more steps could totally change your view of things; other points that had once seemed so high and lofty themselves when we were standing on them now appeared almost downright insignificant. We noticed things we'd been driving past almost every day for years, and yet had never noticed before!
I'm sure there's a cool analogy in that, but I'm not going to think it up right now (knock yourselves out). On its own, it was a cool bit of "awe time," as us naturalists like to call it. Awe time that we even got paid for. Score.
Oh yeah, and I ate my dessert before my dinner tonight. Yay for being a grown-up.
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