I originally tried to post this on my other blog, but Posterous is having some issues tonight, and I really wanted to blog my last day of August Break. So Tumblr wins today …

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At the end of each month, I usually find myself wondering where the days have gone. This time around, the story is in the pages of my notebook. Many thanks to Susannah for creating August Break … I’ve discovered some fabulous bloggers and developed an addictive new photo-journal habit.

Day 30: Blue Bicycle (Church St., downtown Frederick, MD)

Day 30: Standing Shadow (Church St., downtown Frederick, MD)

Day 31: The Old Hotel (Patrick & Court Sts., downtown Frederick, MD)

It’s kind of amazing to think how far I’ve come this month, personally. I was hobbling around on crutches and couldn’t drive on August 1st. Now I’m walking and driving, and I’m well on my way to resuming the independent lifestyle I had taken for granted for so long. (As you can see in the second photo, I’m stuck wearing some rather unflattering shoes for the time being, but by the end of next month, I hope to be back into some slightly more fashionable footwear.)

When I visited my podiatrist at the end of July, she said that it would take four months for my foot to be back to normal. I think it will probably take just as long to really process what happened and what it means for me. Is it foolish to look for meaning in a random accident? Is it foolish to think I might understand the meaning if I did find any? The parable of a Chinese farmer** makes me think the latter may be true.

For the time being, I’ve learned to be a little more thoughtful and introspective. But you don’t need to get run over by a car to think about your life. A camera and a notebook are really all you need. 

** I followed a link to this story from the Communicatrix, another great blog I discovered via Susannah.