Frustrations

Maybe "the gods" are after me for yesterday's fun activities, but whatever the reason, today had its share of frustrations. As followers may remember, I'm working on a conference abstract. My first attempt was 3,600 words (it needs to be 1500), and despite many reworkings to cut and simplify - to the point of dullness -- I can't get below 1576. ... Maybe tomorrow.

Then my lighthouse painting is not going well. I have a "waterfall" where I should just have water splashing over the rocks into a pool.  Usually when I try to make my own "adjustments" I end up making a mess of things, so I should my problem for help from the instructor (a frustrating state of affairs).  I even started a new version, but then abandoned it because I know I'll only fall into the same traps and lose my patience even sooner.  Real frustration here.

Finally, to cap it all, when I took the newspaper to the beach to read, even the wind was against me.


O.K., I know things could be worse ... but I hope they don't get that way.