Walk Thoughts

I took the dog for a walk this morning. She was barking at the bug-man who came to eradicate the termites who are eating our house. Between the bug-man and the barking dog I didn't think I could get anything done at the computer so I grabbed the leash and my sneakers and headed out to the nearby fields. At least the bug-man will be able to work in peace.

I saw a black bird with golden wings fly up into a tree. Is that possible or was it a trick of my imagination? I will check my bird book.

As the dog's long slender body raced along through the growing grass she left a serpentine wake.  The fresh sprouts spring to and fro like metronomes after she passes. She ignored the bobbing buttercups blooming along our path but managed to find something stinky in which to roll. 

Walking through the nearby fields always causes me to think about the agrarian life I some day hope to live . I dream about my future garden and my chickens and other fowl. I dream about my goats and little dairy.  In my minds eye these things are perhaps romanticized. Farm life entails hard work, drudgery, but I know there are many more blessings I can not even begin to imagine too.  In the meantime I am grateful for what I have. Today, here and now, I trust in God's providence.