Life is good and I am loved. I wanted to post this picture of my wall of cards so I could share it with everyone. It literally grows bigger every day and I just love fitting each one in and finding just the right spot. I have so many wonderful friends and family that haven’t stopped letting me know how much you all care about me and are thinking and praying for me. Your cards with your enclosed thoughts and words of wisdom are reminders to me that I am one strong chic, to keep a sense of humor and don’t forget to breathe! All great words of wisdom and are giving me the hope and strength that I need.
I live in a neighborhood that has a 3 mile sidewalk that makes a large oval around the perimeter. As you walk around it you pass the golf course that has many ponds with the most amazing Floridian wildlife hanging around them. I’ve seen Pink Spoonbill, Wood Storks, Blue Heron, Cranes, Sandpipers, Egrets, Pelicans, Owls, Muscovy Ducks, Alligators and many more that I’m not sure what they are.
Last week I was able to walk to the largest pond which is about 1.2 miles from our house. I made sure I timed it right to get there at sunset since that’s when the animals are particularly active. They come alive with this incredible, almost choreographed, wildlife dance you will ever see. The blue heron will fly low over the pond just grazing it as he goes from one side to the other, landing on the edge of a perfectly manicured green on the golf course. The large turtle bobs his head up and down, in and out of the water, probably catching the bugs that are thickest at sunset, hovering just above the surface. My favorite part though, and the part that brings the biggest smile to my face, are watching the fish. I don’t know my fish well but they are about a foot long and usually about 5 or 6 of them will join the dance, behaving like Dolphins who make that graceful arc when they jump out of the water and down under then back up again. They look like a rock skipping across the water because they will propel their bodies up and down, up and down as they make their way across the pond. I would love to film the entire routine someday and put music to it because just walking past doesn’t do it justice. You have to stop and linger awhile before they will give you the full show. They always get a hardy round of applause from me.
I live in a neighborhood that has a 3 mile sidewalk that makes a large oval around the perimeter. As you walk around it you pass the golf course that has many ponds with the most amazing Floridian wildlife hanging around them. I’ve seen Pink Spoonbill, Wood Storks, Blue Heron, Cranes, Sandpipers, Egrets, Pelicans, Owls, Muscovy Ducks, Alligators and many more that I’m not sure what they are.
Last week I was able to walk to the largest pond which is about 1.2 miles from our house. I made sure I timed it right to get there at sunset since that’s when the animals are particularly active. They come alive with this incredible, almost choreographed, wildlife dance you will ever see. The blue heron will fly low over the pond just grazing it as he goes from one side to the other, landing on the edge of a perfectly manicured green on the golf course. The large turtle bobs his head up and down, in and out of the water, probably catching the bugs that are thickest at sunset, hovering just above the surface. My favorite part though, and the part that brings the biggest smile to my face, are watching the fish. I don’t know my fish well but they are about a foot long and usually about 5 or 6 of them will join the dance, behaving like Dolphins who make that graceful arc when they jump out of the water and down under then back up again. They look like a rock skipping across the water because they will propel their bodies up and down, up and down as they make their way across the pond. I would love to film the entire routine someday and put music to it because just walking past doesn’t do it justice. You have to stop and linger awhile before they will give you the full show. They always get a hardy round of applause from me.
I continue to wonder why I am sitting here in Missouri, that sounds like it would be mesmerizing to watch. I'm glad you are enjoying your cards, which inspires me to send more!!
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