Monday, September 24, 2012

Still here!

Turtle
          Where has Turtle been?

               Not lost wandering in the woods!

               Not flipped over and drown in the lake!

               Not all ate up by a bear!

               Not bite by a sneaky snake!

               Not caught stuck in a tent with a broken zipper!

               Not laying in the bottom of a ravine with a broken leg!

               Not doing anything fun!

          Turtle has just not been himself lately; he tried to be me, but that was no fun!

                                                                       he tried to be himself, but got scared!

                                                                       he tried to be important, but failed!

                                                                       he tried to be normal, but no way!

          Sooooo,  Turtle's back and full of himself!

               It's FALL, the weather is cooler and soon the leaves will be changing colors,
             
               the smoke and smell of small campfires whispering around the naked trees and sneaking

               through the underbrush. I can feel it and hear the sounds of the forest as she settles for the

               sleep and rejuvenation of winter!  The outdoors is calling my name and the cloudless starlit

               sky twinkles the command to hike the mountain tops, to camp, to paddle the clear lakes,

               to enjoy-- just to get out and ENJOY!!


          September 23,2010 two years ago-- I had bilateral knee replacement surgery! It was a

               good thing! I am so thankful and so blessed to be able to do what I do. God has been so good,

               so good to me, could not even begin to think what kind of physical shape I would be in

               without these new knees. God is good!!


          Back  on the water, and in the woods.


          Turtle