One thing I have noticed in my seven-plus years of doing blogs is that blog sites all over the Web are filled with people who have the answers to all our woes. Whether it be politics, religion, or social morays, these folks are sure and certain that their way is the only way and anyone who disagrees with them are merely simple-minded fools who know no better.
I am not one of those experts and I hope no one ever comes to this blog expecting to find the answers to anything because the one thing I am certain of after sixty-two years of life is that I know little and have no answers for anything. The older I get, the more questions I have.
You see, my friends, I deal with problems and find solutions, when I can, for things that impact my life directly….small things, really, in the greater scheme. Now that is not to say I have no opinions on things such as politics or religion or social morays. Like everyone else I have my own beliefs but they are mine and I would never assume to put them forward as the only way…just my way. Each person must find their own trail to walk. Walking my trial will probably not get you to the place you yearn to reach after all.
If I were to be pushed to give any answers at all it would be to tell you that no matter how things are right now, they will change. The one sure thing that I have learned is that the heat of Summer is always replaced by the cool of Fall and just when we get comfortable with Fall, Winter comes along with its bone chilling cold but do not despair because Spring will follow and with it the life-giving warmth. Life is like the cycle of seasons and that is about the only answer I find myself sure enough about to share with anyone.
Yesterday the first signs of that cycle of seasons manifested itself to me in the form of seventy-degree weather at noon which was enough to encourage a late afternoon walk…..
A stroll down to the pond to watch the frogs frolic under the willows...
Joined on my walk by a few of my "babies".....
Stopping along the way to give a needed hug to one of my young ones......
Or just to watch the "young ladies" enjoy an afternoon meal at their round bale of hay....
So it is that I enjoy one of the few answers I know for sure....Summer's heat has been replaced by Fall's respite.
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and speaking of horse sense, those ARE gorgeous horses. Now that I know a little about how to ride, I'm definitely jealousing over here in my little corner of the world. :)
BTW, you're quite the ladies man!
"Walking my trial will probably not get you to the place you yearn to reach after all...''
Seems to be a place of peace and harmony with self and nature.
i'd rather go for a walk. and if the closest i get is thru the lovely pics of you and the horses on a *cool* missouri afternoon (when it's a freaking sauna here), that's good enough, david. xoxo
Life is all about change and accepting it. It's also about caring for others and all creatures great and small.
You do all these things so well.
Rated with a Jali Smile. :-)
Though there is one thing I do know .... I learn something new practically every day and for that I am deeply grateful. Perhaps with the learning I am becoming just a little wiser with age.
keri h.......Thank you, I am very proud of my girls.
Monkey......I will send them your way, my friend.
Scanner......Dude, I go there every day for my answers.
Dan....I have answers that work for me but might not mean a lot to others. Oh and I've been telling you for years that I'm quite the ladies man, now you believe.
Rei Momo.....Yes, I suppose it is. Thanks for stopping by.
Mimetalker....I have described it as a little piece of heaven many times myself.
James Emmerling.....and it's only taken me sixty-two years to find it, go figure.
Brazen Princess....I'm just so glad you come by to read.
Chrissie Pissie.....I am happy, and lord know's I'm never lonely with all my fur babies surrounding me.
Susie Lindau....thank you and you're right.
marykelly...you are right. I sometimes think of all the generations that have come and gone on this planet and it makes all my struggles seem small.
Candance...Well I have a rocker on my front porch with your name on it.
Walt...at least here in Missouri we HAVE Fall. Back in Texas where I'm from, it just goes from blazing hot to hot.
Major Mojo....it seems we did, doesn't it.
Linda Cooper....Aw, thanks my dear friend, you're no slouch yourself.
JALI....Thank you and thanks for stopping by.
Trudge....Send cool weather to Miami? Heck, those folks would panic if they felt cool air. I've been there and its one of the few places hotter than my part of Texas was.
zanelle....You are very welcome.
wendyo....There is a difference between advice columnists and bloggers. People ASK for advice from the advice columnist but with most bloggers they get it without asking.
trilogy.....thank you, my friend.
uzn...I'll do that the next time I need answers.
divorcedpauline...thank you.
Little Kate....that's one thing fun about living a long time, all the things you get to learn.
kate O'hehir.....Oh, I love a good plate of frog legs too.
Matt...I hope the storm didn't cause you too much problems, my friend.
Belinda...I have been following the news from my home state with a lot of interest. I still have a lot of family living there in harm's way.
Thanks for what I learn from you all the time. Thank for the walk as well!
The photos are gorgeous. Thanks for posting this.
(Well, another: how big is a cubit?)
♥R
The words coming from you are so heartwarming that tears come to my eyes.You are a truly wise man.
I am busy harvesting grapes.To me,this ancient trade is like a holy act.It is so very different from anything else today except perhaps taking good care of animals like the shepherds on the fields.
Thank you ,David,it feels good knowing you are there someplace.