Thought of the Day

I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out;
and I thought how it is worse,
perhaps, to be locked in.

~ Virginia Woolf

“The road that is built in hope
is more pleasant to the traveler
than the road built in despair,
even though they both lead
to the same destination.

~ Marian Zimmer Bradley

Thought for Today
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It was one of those March days
when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:
when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
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~Charles Dickens~

I spent some time outside today; the weather was pleasant, spring like. I have not been spending as much time outside as I would like, not since the shoulder injury. I returned from my appointment with the doctor at about noon. I let Pearl and Opie out of their pen and we romped and played a bit. I turned my back and they vanished, as they do so well. Probably picked up the scent of a deer and had to try to go catch him.

As I strolled along the creek, I marveled at the vibrant colors of the stones in the creek bed. Recently cleansed by heavy rains it was like a new awakening. Silt had accumulated and with last years drought the creek bed had become a dirty muddy mess.

Over time we become accustomed to our environment, we may not notice subtle changes. Just as I had forgotten the beauty beneath the water, until Mother Nature through her gush of tears swept away the silt.

© 2008 Charley Hoke