We had a chicken to die and until somebody
could scoop it out...I let everybody else
free range.
They really took advantage of the facilities
and amenities while I took a break from
walking once a day to their coop to feed
and water them.
It was win/win except for the droppings
which are now pretty much all over the deck and walkways, etc.
Occasionally I find an egg under a bush which is
fun, but not as fun as Easter since no
chocolate will be involved.
Also, I find many golf balls which my
husband hits and loses or forgets about
all over our property.
We also got new sealer on the driveway.
It meant we had to park a long way off
(our driveway is long)
which is no biggie, but
if your arms are full of groceries
and you can't step on the freshly
done blacktop but have to hoof
it up through the sidebar...
well, that's different.
It is all dry now and I'm bringing groceries to the back door
without missing a beat.
Weatherwise, winds of change are
blowing and I for one am very happy
that it is cooling off.
We have the wonderful scent in the air,
of the tobacco being fired.
It is a nice wood smoke
smell that wafts around like it owns the place.
It hangs low in the sky and you can tell,
summer is a goner and it's okay now to
let your tan fade away.
The mower blade isn't your top priority
like it was and you can concentrate on
foods that call for allspice and nutmeg.
Meet Phantom.
He is one of five healthy children
born to our mama kitty.
I'm wearing out my Instagram welcome taking
tens of photos daily of these babies!
I'm learning tricks too, like putting a hashtag #kitten
and people just WHAM like your photo.
Like who are they? What was it about that tag that
drew them in?
(follow me? Phyllis Covington)
I have a new Iphone 4s and so spoiled tapping on
that thing like I'm somebody.
Instagram is so fun and free...grab that app if you
have a smart phone and let's follow each other.
Oh!
And if I want my photo to go to Facebook, WHAM!
It's there :) Twitter?
Yep, wham.
This barbed-wire says to me ...
you didn't focus on that crane in the water
behind...
but it also says, don't get tangled...
hung up, you know,
free yourself from trappings in life...
wanting too much,
eating too much,
talking too much...
because trappings take the place of more
freeing things.
And there's not room for both.
Or the wire could just mean "keep off my
property, lady, go take pictures somewhere else!"
