The Geese

The geese are flying south for the winter. I'm glad their internal calendars are working...it's supposed to be 103 today.

This is not one of the geese flying south. This is one of our geese. He won't be going anywhere...He'll be here, in spite of the cold...with a frozen pond. Actually, the pond only freezes occasionally.

Monday...

Normally I love going back to work. Normally, I would have had a day off with lots of rest and maybe some chores. This weekend wasn't normally...I spent my Sunday either walking around or driving. I'm exhausted...this is my face this morning now that it's Monday and I didn't get my day off.

Please don't make me go. I wish to sleep.

Alas, I will go anyway because I will be sad if I don't catch up on the patients in hospital. I'm attached to some of them...

FFR

Nothing but...Butt

Tonight, under the light of the moon and the waning light of the sun, I rode my boy. It's been so long since I've done so. With nothing more than a bridle and my own butt, I jumped my boy several times. No pictures but Hubby was nice enough to get one with his phone before I left.

He was such a good boy...Oddly, I felt more comfortable jumping bareback than in a saddle. My butt protests though...strongly...and will probably protest for a few days. Ow.

FFR

Interesting Effect...

I've never managed this before, it's a most interesting effect. I didn't even intend to get it to happen this time even...it's like magic. It shimmers. It...is beyond description...but I'm really bad at these things. Instead, I'll let you decide how to describe this effect.

Do you see it? That shimmer thing...?


You don't have to tell me what it is, I'm aware it's the sun shining off the chrome...


But words fail to accurately describe the feeling of seeing this.

Elation: How amazing!

Confusion: How do I get this to occur again and with more clarity?

Speechlessness: How do I explain this to someone without them seeing it?

And I have no answers to these questions. In fact, thinking about them for so long has made my head hurt and now I want to sleep...not even to dream. For who knows, these shimmering reflections may appear in my dreams.

Causing elation...confusion...and speechlessness. But then, how would you know? I would be speechless so I wouldn't be able to tell you. I'd just be bottled up with those feelings...forever...and ever...

Lamb Chop anyone? "This is the song that never ends, it goes on and on my friends, some people started singing it not knowing what it was and they'll be singing it forever just because...this is the song that never ends..."

I'll stop there...but now it's stuck in my head, and I hope I've gotten it stuck in yours too...in the most loving way of course.

FFR

My Love Affair...

I must confess...I have a love affair with railroad tracks. It's a disease I tell you. An ill-understood, under-controlled disease. No one can explain it, not even me, but let me tell you...all of these are different railroad tracks...all taken on the same day. I told you, it's a disease. Join me won't you?

*Sigh* Aren't they fantastic? I love all photos including these things...especially wedding and engagement photos. They make my heart pitter patter...

Ah well, enjoy my obsession. I have many more obsessions to share.

FFR