You Know What

FD Thornton

I could tell from the start this morning it was going to be a much better day. For one the sun is out, after two miserable days of rain and cold. And second, I actually slept well last night with only having to get up a few times to do, well you know what. Once I got up and dressed, I set up my wife’s prescriptions in her daily pill boxes, then I headed to the park.

As promised it was a bright but crisp morning. I headed down the trail taking notice of all the fresh deer tracks on the ground. While snapping a few pics I heard some rustling in the nearby brush. It was a deer with her bright shiny tail puffed out in full display heading down the trail letting everyone else know I was there. I stood there for a moment to see if I catch any others. But other than a little snorting I didn’t hear or see any more. So I continued my walk as much as I could and then headed back to the Kia. I then headed over to the lake. The lake appears to be rising back up to its water normal level. Feeling able I headed over to the fishing pier. But I didn’t stay long since there isn’t anywhere to sit and rest. So after a few minutes of taking pictures, I limped my tired ass back to the Kia.

Sitting back in my office looking over the images I had taken. I have the windows open so I can see the fence line outside. In the living room I can hear my wife she watches “Murder She Wrote”, while our son’s in his room watching “The Price Is Right”. Looking up at the fan spinning overhead, I’m reminded of all we have to do. Realizing that we all need something to distracts us from the realities of life. For me it’s walking alone in quiet meditation; apparently for my wife and son it’s bickering back and forth to see who can be the loudest. By far the world ain’t perfect, but if we try, we may be able to carve ourselves out a little peace. Till then let’s all take a deep breath and try not to give in to the you know what.