Slowly

First climbing session after a couple of weeks' absence; very good time with a dear friend who's having her own various life crises. We just focused on the problems, tried to put all else out of our minds. It would be wonderful to go off somewhere not far away, just to get out in the air and onto real rock for a diversion.
Meanwhile, beloved spouse and I continue to pick our way through the thicket of music facing us on our stands for next month's concert. He'll be fine, the trumpet section is stellar; I am floundering in the deep end, trying to hide my inadequacies from the Olympian first clarinets.