Monument Valley remains beautiful. To my surprise, we get little cloudbursts of rain every few days. It’s always short and light, but still. Rain! Yesterday there was a glorious rainbow over Mitchell Butte. The monuments change with every variation in the light, and I am fascinated by them. My phone camera cannot adequately capture the beauty here.
The remoteness of this place, and my still not knowing more than a couple of people got to me yesterday. I took the kids to Blanding (71 miles away) to get library cards and to go to Family Dollar, because someone needed underwear.
I used to pass by 5 Dollar Generals in the same length drive in Missouri!
I never imagined I would have to drive over an hour to get to a store not-quite-as-good as Dollar General- don’t they specialize at being out in the middle of nowhere? Now I am so remote that the closest Dollar General is two and a half hours away!
As I approach 3 weeks here, I am suddenly grieving that I won’t be in Missouri on Sunday, seeing friendly smiles, getting a big love hug from Nancy A, and talking easily because I know everyone and they know me. Here every conversation is still a big effort.
I’m shy but I’m not reserved, once I get started talking, I’ll share way too much personal information! But here everybody seems really reserved, and I’m struggling to connect.
Life moves slowly on the Rez.
I am not used to moving slowly; some days I relish it, and other days, I rebel against it.
Luckily, morning light brings a fresh perspective for me as well as for the monuments.
Life is good, and my being here is good.
Getting to know the people here is just a process I will have to be patient with.
Marvelous Pigs in Satin 