places spaces

biked below the bluff today. it is like a different world down there. the vast majority of Vermillion exists above the bluff, far from the reaches of the mighty Missouri and slightly less mighty Vermillion rivers. originally Vermillion was settled by the river, but after a rather unfortunate flood, the decision was made to move it uphill.

if you bike down Broadway- the original Main St.- you see train tracks which carry grain and hay trains that are 80+ cars long and positively hulkingly large structures of farming equipment. it looks like it should be explored. i've become so comfortable in Vermillion that it's almost jarring to be reminded that this is still farm country.

on Friday my yoga teacher had an art show that began with a 45 minute yoga session that she had designed to move the group through our chakras. it felt important to have so many people together doing yoga. funny, because many of the yoga classes in nyc or at cornell have bazillions of people in them all the time and it would be unthinkable to be the only person in class (as i was once here), but this gathering felt good. i love events that reclaim spaces, shifting them and helping you reevaluate.

as the weather changes and it becomes clear that this is the winding down period of the year i am very conscious of experiencing all there is to experience in SD. yesterday i sat in the coffee shop reading for awhile and watching these adorable kids who i'd never seen before and today i biked past them as i came back from the supermarket, a certain i heart verm moment. more to be documented...