sun dried clothes
During the summers when I’m not teaching I try to indulge myself in sensory oriented things when I can. One of my favorite things for slowing down is to hang my washed clothes outside on the line. It’s so pleasant to fit each item onto the line and clamp a clothespin on while I hear birds chatting in the trees around. Occasionally, there is a contrast to the heavy humidity in a cool breeze that moves through the trees as it tickles my chin. Lately, the clothes have been drying faster outside than they would in the dryer. I can easily get 6 loads dry in a day. Taking the clothes off the line is also a treat. Towels and t-shirts are straight and rough, their shapes well defined. Folding them is a little like folding sheets of cardboard. They stack so neatly in the basket. Sun-drying clothes is one of my favorite things to do in the summertime.
