Rage for Timmy III - The Bee's Knees

It was time for the real reason why we came up here, and that was to visit Timmy. Since it was just me and Jenny (no parents, no rules!) we brought some Knob Creek and some Umphrey's McGee for him to enjoy. I know that God promises paradise up in Heaven and there should be no shortage of things that you loved to do in life, but I wanted to make sure. It's what he would have wanted.

I love sunsets so much more than sunrises but that's only because I'm not awake when the sun is coming out. I consider myself more of a night owl and if you want to take this picture for what it is worth, then Jenny would have to be a night giraffe. We had only been here for a few hours but we have already seen many different shades of Afterglow. Coming here this weekend was the best decision I made.

I know you're probably not supposed to pour whiskey into the ground. That's not what plants crave. They crave Brawndo, cause it has electrolytes, right? That's what I'm dumb enough to believe. But Timmy wanted whiskey. Timmy 1, Plants 0.

It's always beautiful at Memory Point even if it is overcast and raining. There's something about this place that makes me feel at peace. Even though I carry Timmy with me in my heart and mind everywhere I go, here is where I am closest to him.

When we got out there it was drizzling and the sky was dark, which in a way symbolizes what life has been like since Timmy died. But then an amazing thing happened. The rain stopped, the clouds moved on, the sun came out and we were treated to a beautiful display of color. I'm not one to search for meaning or to claim divine intervention, but this couldn't have been an accident. Bad things happen in life and it often seems like it will never get any better. There is still a lot of good in the world and the only way to witness it is to be patient and wait for it to show itself. And if it turns out to be what you've been searching for, then it was worth the wait.

As long as I have my giraffe I'm never alone. And by giraffe I mean Jenny Reck. I'm glad that she was able to come up here with me this weekend because I really needed this vacation from life. And although I don't like to speak for other people, I know that she needed this too. I also needed to be with someone who understands what's going on. We deal with a lot of shit back home other than Timmy's death and sometimes we just need to get away from it, if even for a few days. And there's only one place left to go - it's Afterglow.

I don't know what time we got out there and how long we stayed. Time was irrelevant. But one thing that mattered was the dwindling natural light. Pretty soon we would be encompassed by darkness so it was time to say goodbye to Timmy at least for today and head back to the cabin. Along the way we were greeted with some nighttime scenery which was just as beautiful as the daytime stuff but in a completely different way. It's amazing what changing the lighting does to the environment. It's one of those things I take for granted.