Sunday Morning

Today is Sunday, my only full day off. My day to sleep late, or not. I try but...I don't stay long. I get up with a headache. I take a pill but I know what I really need is fresh air. So I put on my walking shoes and drive to the end of my road and head out. Its cloudy and looking like rain but I walk anyway. The clouds aren't quiet right for a hard rain even tho a few drops fall. I walk on, the cool dampness is very refreshing. Down the road my walking buddy, the neighbors little dog, joins me. We head down the hill then through the woods. When I reach the river I can see that its down enough that its back in the banks. Its still high enough to be backed up in the stream tho. When I reach the stream I can see how high water has changed everything. The water has swept the land clean. There are no leaves on the ground except the low places where the water didn't wash. The high parts are swept clan and bare and river sand has banked in places like wind swept sand dunes on a beach. The forest is green and shiny and freshly cleaned. The little waterfall has a new flow on the other side of the tree. Some debrie has caught at the top but not enough to interrupt the flow. I can only look for a minute because if I stop the mosquitoes swarm and start biting and I have no protection. So with one last look about I turn around and start back through the fence and up the hill. I can smell the pleasent scent of honeysuckle and wild azalea on the air. I love that smell. I top the hill and start home. I meet the nighbor, my walking buddys owner. We exchange a few words and I head on home. My walking buddy is now walking with her. I make it bach home and a short time later it rains. I could have gotten wet but I have been rained on before.

hugss,
neon_sapphire