Hi fellow Hiveians,

Today I've got a few pictures to share for Monochrome Monday, where I am wishing for warmer days for once!

Warmer Days Monochrome Monday

When you're sick with a cold or the flu, one of the things that you don't really want necessarily is for the whole world to be freezing cold. I know that it's impossible to make those futile requirements, but one can only dream, right?

The family is on nearly a week of being sick now, with hopefully a end around the corner. The challenge with this one is that it's one where it came on strong and then waned but it didn't go away, it lingered and that's what's frustrating for sure lol. You just want to be rid of the shit! Today when writing this post, what I was longing for is a day where it's sunshine and 75 or 80 degrees and I can sit there and let the sun bake me and help me feel better. It goes to show you how powerful of a compound Vitamin D is for our bodies!

For this weeks Monochrome Monday, I decided to take a step back into times where it was indeed much warmer and more pleasant for my mind to go to when I am feeling in the way that I am now. I will admit that I do feel better than I did a few days ago but it's one of those lingering pains in the asses that you are having to fight off. Hoping with another night of good sleep, we can get back on the mend and start the day tomorrow on a much better foot than today was!

The black and white version of the pictures here is enjoyable to look back on, the special aspect of it is because they are all with my son. My wife wasn't with us on this fishing trip here since she doesn't enjoy fishing as much as we do, but all of the pictures I have here were in the company of my son.

I am one to get sentimental because the world is a challenging place in so many aspects. I am only a small plankton in the gigantic ocean but that plankton has another plankton in tow and the most important thing I can do as a parent is try to keep him on the right path with me as much as possible. It's not always guaranteed or going to happen in the manner in which I think is best but at the same time - it's how it is going to go, as best as it will go.

I've thought back recently to some circumstances where I've not been as understanding or patient as I can and should be and that's what gives me a bit of melancholy, thinking that I didn't give him my best and that's not the right thing. Hindsight is indeed 20/20 but the thing that we can do is strive to improve each day and get on what we would consider the right path, whatever that may be.

I think the mixture of the warm thoughts of the summertime and spending time with my son, combined with the black and white of the photos, took a little bit of a different turn for me in this one but I enjoyed taking a little bit of a trip down that path. I don't know why it sometimes takes writing something like this for me to recognize events in the past in my memory to try and do better in as many instances as possible, but I think it's giving me hope that I can do better next time and every time after that.

^-CmplXty. _{Real human written content, never AI.}

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