Tuesday, April 30, 2024

On the Old Country Roads

Sunday evenings are different now that Blossom4 is the only one home with the Rugged Mountain Man and me during the youth group time slot.  

Sometimes we relax at home and sometimes we venture out.  Rest looks different each Sunday evening but still, we aim for rest.

In this case, we decided to walk a nearby loop, the loop we walked regularly in our first year of marriage in a tiny town at the foot of our Pennsylvania mountains.  


Under azure skies, we tripped down the road, commenting on wildflowers, farms, small town life, and, of course, our everyday life.  

It's good to go back to places that were meaningful to you in days gone by.


It's like circling back around to bench-marking signposts.  


It's refreshing to the soul and cementing to our relationship.
In this world, we always need more cement in our relationships.  

These times, these walks, are long term investments, nourishment for the bonds between us.

Talking.
Walking.
Nourishing.
Cementing.
Building.

Investing.

Monday, April 15, 2024

Opal and her Mama

Look closely.

Opal, one of the new Rhode Island Red chicks is getting a ride on the tricycle while Laddies, the duck drake king of the Hollow looks on.



Blossom4 is patrolling the property, picking up sticks in an effort to prepare for mowing.

Apparently, it's a spring task that she was making more pleasant with pleasant company.  

We're fairly certain that Opal imprinted on Blossom4, which is to say, Opal thinks Blossom4 is her mama.  That's super fun!

Just another day here in the Hollow.