I went for a walk this morning and took this picture. The birds were singing, the flowers were standing like ornate cherubs and then a deer pranced across this hay field. All was right in the universe today until I learned Brett Farve came out of retirement and signed with the Vikings. Oh the humanity!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw where they have just scheduled the wake for Eunice Kennedy Shriver in Cape Cod. It made me sad as I remembered the time we shared together. Several years ago, before I became the world renowned author that you all know and love, I made a living selling shoes. I was standing in front of the store, minding my own business when Eunice happen to come along and seemed to be smittened with me. I learned later that it was the pair of low cut lavender pumps with three and a half inch spiked heels that she wanted. Naturally, she tried on several pairs pretending to be finicky, when in reality she was trying to prolong the experience, as I massaged her bunions while slipping the shoes on her feet. Alas... our story ended in the way that most May-December romances do. She gave me $29.95 plus tax and left with the shoes instead of me. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Vaya con Dios, Eunice
We went for a drive south of Vincennes and found a deserted bridge over the Ambraw River, just before it disappears into the Wabash. Even the smell of dead fish in the ninety degree heat can't take away from the beauty of the picture.
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out
how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could
have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually
in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and
blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again
and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions
and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in
the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if
he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his
place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know
neither victory or defeat."
~Teddy Roosevelt
Never be afraid to try something new.
