Week of February 9, 2025 – A reintroduction to Ritsabittles.

(Above: The old village of Micanopy at noon. La aldea antigua de Micanopy al mediodía.)

2/9/2025: Today began in the low 50s and warmed into the 80s. Quite sunny.

2/10/2025: Today began in the low 60s and warmed into the 80s. Foggy morning followed by a sunny day.

2/11/2025: Today began in the low 60s and warmed into the high 70s. Foggy morning, partly cloudy day.

2/12/2025: Today began in the high 60s and warmed into the low 80s. Sunny.

Ritsabittle to Micanopy:

Back home:

2/13/2025: Today began in the low 70s and warmed into the high 80s. Mostly sunny, but it rained for a brief time and began to cool at dusk.

2/14/2025: Today began in the mid 60s and warmed into the 70s. Mostly cloudy.

2/15/2025: Today began in the low 60s and warmed into the 80s. Mostly cloudy morning followed by sunny afternoon.

Final Note: One thing that I found surprising this week was how enjoyable the Ritsabittle was. Many of the past Ritsabittles were interesting, but they weren’t what I would call ‘enjoyable’, likely due to my breaking out of a strong box wrought over the course of decades and due to my searching for something (or someone?). This Ritsabittle was similar at the start – slightly uncomfortable due to my venturing out of a box that had begun to form about me* – but fortunately that discomfort disappeared very rapidly and was replaced by an actual enjoyment of exploration. I got to see very old trees, find an ‘elusive tower’**, and eat different food that I usually do not eat. I think I was right: One can aspire to explore all they want, but it can only cease being an aspiration with the act.

* I’m not sure if I felt this box forming about me, but I certainly felt when it began to fall away.

**The few people I found on the trails near Micanopy were looking for this ‘elusive tower’.

A mysterious staircase in an antique shop. Apparently the upper floor was used to prepare the dead a hundred years ago.
Una escalera misteriosa en una tienda de antiguedades. Al parecer el piso de arriba se utilizaba para preparar a los muertos hace cien años.

1 thought on “Week of February 9, 2025 – A reintroduction to Ritsabittles.”

  1. I especially liked learning about your midweek adventure… Tremendously tasty food no doubt and as for your final thoughts, to act is to live and while the results may not always be perfect it’s a lot better than just wondering what if.

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