Tag Archives: quiet
Day 286; Footnotes of A Heart So Full
Peaceful, easy feelinghttps://youtu.be/gWVDjgC0NVA I’m not sure why, but that is exactly how I feel at this moment. Maybe, because I got up, went outside and walked. I still didn’t get up to the mountain..Crowders Mountain State Park; https://www.ncparks.gov/crowders-mountain-state-park/home. Instead I … Continue reading
Day 227; Footnotes of Days Like Today
In the distance I hear thunder. The breeze coming in through the open windows has cooled down immensely. Still, the crickets are singing while they are able. Both dogs are inside, both staring toward the door as if watching and … Continue reading
Day 180; Footnotes..I’m Freezing
No, not that kind of freezing. Especially since the phone says its 85F or 29.4C. So no, I’m definitely not freezing. I am however enjoying the breeze flowing in through the open windows and the sounds of the crickets filling … Continue reading
May Twenty-fifth; Just a Swingin’
Many years ago, there was a song that came out by John Anderson by the name, “Just a Swingin” my dad loved that song. I’ll admit that I not only liked that song, but many that were done by John … Continue reading
April Eighteenth; And the Word, is Peaceful
As I sit here, the sun is creating streaks of light across my back yard, I can hear the birds all around performing their morning serenade. My son has not yet awakened, the only sound in the house is the … Continue reading
Day 104; Footnotes of They’re Missing It
I hike Crowder’s Mountain for several reasons. Other than the obvious of, because I can. I do it to make sure I get my exercise in. I always take the trail with the 336 steps going up. That trail is … Continue reading
Escape to the Mountain
I didn’t, or at least not yet, finish cleaning the leaves up from mom’s yard. Instead, after doing the responsible thing and going for groceries, I looked at the cloudy sky, thought ‘screw it’ and decided I was taking Bella … Continue reading
Hello Silence
A lifetime or two ago, when I was a youth, I remember listening to the song, The Sound of Silence sung by Simon and Garfunkel. My son introduced me to the same song performed by Disturbed. How could the same … Continue reading
December Fifteenth, If I Could Give a Gift
When the worries in our head stop. When the, ‘but what about’ grow still. When all the thoughts, and concerns over this or that or the other, cease. When our heart rate grows more steady. Our breathing grows more calm.When … Continue reading
