The Wonders of Nature

As I was sitting out on my deck after supper

I heard the honking in the distance

and I knew if I looked up ~ I would see them

you see every night we have flocks of geese

that fly over the house

headed down river to where they roost for the night

seeing them fly in formation is something that brings a smile to my face

each and every time 

the honking lets you know that they are coming

you just have to be patient

I counted 5 flocks tonight and just when I thought the show was over

another ground of 20 or so went

they reminded me of a team building note

I had hanging for my team ~ back when I was in a management position

Every formation has a lead bird out front who leads and sets the pace for the others. The first bird has to work the hardest since it flies through undisturbed air. When the lead bird tires, it will move out of the lead position and fall back into one of the lines of the V. Another bird will rapidly move forward to take the lead position to maintain the V formation. The two birds at the end of the V tire more rapidly and rotate frequently with the rest of the flock. This is true teamwork.

Not sure why I felt the need tonight to write about it

it was a simple thing ~ that made me smile

and maybe sharing it with you

will bring a smile to your face as well

as long as you are not petrified of birds!!

Simple Moments

Come over and see me today

I am hanging out over here

Live Simply

This week-end has been an odd one of sorts ~
seems what I planned to do yesterday I did today
and vice versa.
Not sure why, but it has thrown me for a little bit of a loop
along with having a mild case of the toomanyshooters flu today
all is now good with the world.

This afternoon I picked up my Mom and
we headed out to a local craft fair.

Although it is still quite small ~
it has grown over the years and
I always enjoy going and poking around to see what is new.

There was A LOT of jewelry this year ~
not that I am not a fan,
I love it,
but when every 2nd booth is jewelry ~
OK I may be exaggerating just a tad...
well a girl yearns for some wood or candles or something!!

First thing I saw at the front gate was
NO Camera's
ACK!
I so wanted to take some really cool shots
but alas ~ that was not to happen.

Mom bought way more than I did ~ which is good.
Every time I stopped to look at something I heard
Do you like that? Do you want that?
That is NOT the reason I asked you if you wanted to come!
She finally got the message and again ~ all was well.

She bought some "Mom" things
~ she gravitates towards pastel colors and I cringe....
But I did talk her into some nice placemats to match the chair pads
I bought her a couple of years ago for Christmas.

I bought fudge
~ a must to bring home for hubby at every craft show I enter the door of
and I also bought this:



Isn't it sweet?

This has been a dear friends mantra this year and
when I saw it I thought of her.
Since she inspires me nearly every day, I bought it with her in mind.

Thank you Kim for your inspiration.
Who or what inspires you?