My Wandering Baltimore Day

Last Thursday I hopped in a car with my friend Kim 

and made my way to Baltimore.

She and I had a wedding rehearsal for which to play,

 along with our pal Joe,

for two of our favorites, Nelli & Ben.

After our rehearsing was complete, 

we made our way to eat harbor side, 

with some of "Belli's" out of town guests.

We then called it a night and made our way 

over to the Lord Baltimore, hotel old and cool.

The next morning I awoke early, and set out for a walk.

 I enjoyed interesting city elements,

 beautiful and unique.

 I stumbled into a lovely little sunlit park, 

and had myself a sit-down thinking session with this guy,

and this one.

The largest take-away was:

I need coffee.

I wandered around the city some more until I found it,

in a coffee shop that met me in my soul.

I sat in stillness,
had a productive phone meeting
and a bit more thinking of my thoughts,
and then headed out again on my self-tour of the city.

I wandered

into the library,

past the first US Cathedral,

and into a local bar.

I figured: Time for lunch!

Then, my day long and full of lovely,

I wandered back to the hotel in final preparation for

a beautiful ceremony,

quality time with friends over coffee and on random rooftops,

& an elegant and fun-filled reception.

At the end of the day, 

I sat with quiet joy in my heart for this beautiful friend, 

whom I have known and loved for a long season.

And I realized:

I'll wander around a new city for any reason,

 but this may be the best one yet.