I wrote this back while I was living on the shores of Lake Erie a moment I'ld like to share with you, I'm looking forward to many more moments like this now living in the Green Mountains of Vermont again!
March 2005,
The day was going by very quickly when I realized I hadn't got my daily walk in after lunch. Right after dinner I decided it was time I went. My walks usually take place in the mid afternoon when the sun is high and shinning bright but today I waited and I'm so very glad I did. I got Bandit and McKenzie's collars and leashes on and headed down the road. We started out at our usual pace of about 3 miles an hour, my big Rottweiler and German Shepard having to trot along to keep up. We were heading west along our quiet little lakeside road. As I rushed the dogs along I barely looked at the seagulls and ducks fishing in the lake, and I had to pull the boys along as they stopped frequently to explore interesting smells they were finding. By the time we got to the spot where we turn around to go home the sun was just starting to set in front of us. As we turned and I looked at the field of wheat beside me the rows and rows showed golden as the sun cast shadows on them. I stopped to look, and as I did, I couldn't help but hear all the sounds around me. Birds of every sort were singing their songs, each one wanting to be heard above the others. Robins, Grackles, Redwing blackbirds, Chickadees, and more singing as if to say listen to me! As we started to walk back I took my time to listen and look at the wonderful place I was in. All of a sudden everything was in my ears, the sound of the birds, the loud flapping of wings as a flock of white swans took flight right as we went by, the ducks and seagulls arguing over their fishing spots. I could hear the water flapping against the shore, with the occasional clunk as some lingering ice chucks bounced about in the currents. Streams of water coming from the fields into the lake, gurgling and splashing. The wind was blowing gently against my face as we continued on our way back home the sun now casting a pink hue on everything it touched. The dogs even realizing that I just wanted to walk slowly along my way weren't pulling to smell everything they could but walking quietly at my side. I couldn't help but think how lucky I am. I sometimes wipe away tears thinking I am all alone, but at that point I realized how very wrong I am. I have been blessed and I feel Gods love around me everyday, but at that moment in time it was like he was saying. “Stop, look, enjoy the beauty of this place.” There is no camera that can capture a moment of this sort, the sounds, the smells, and the enormous world around me. I thank God for everything he has given me, my two beautiful children, my wonderful husband, and the life I can now life in this beautiful place
The day was going by very quickly when I realized I hadn't got my daily walk in after lunch. Right after dinner I decided it was time I went. My walks usually take place in the mid afternoon when the sun is high and shinning bright but today I waited and I'm so very glad I did. I got Bandit and McKenzie's collars and leashes on and headed down the road. We started out at our usual pace of about 3 miles an hour, my big Rottweiler and German Shepard having to trot along to keep up. We were heading west along our quiet little lakeside road. As I rushed the dogs along I barely looked at the seagulls and ducks fishing in the lake, and I had to pull the boys along as they stopped frequently to explore interesting smells they were finding. By the time we got to the spot where we turn around to go home the sun was just starting to set in front of us. As we turned and I looked at the field of wheat beside me the rows and rows showed golden as the sun cast shadows on them. I stopped to look, and as I did, I couldn't help but hear all the sounds around me. Birds of every sort were singing their songs, each one wanting to be heard above the others. Robins, Grackles, Redwing blackbirds, Chickadees, and more singing as if to say listen to me! As we started to walk back I took my time to listen and look at the wonderful place I was in. All of a sudden everything was in my ears, the sound of the birds, the loud flapping of wings as a flock of white swans took flight right as we went by, the ducks and seagulls arguing over their fishing spots. I could hear the water flapping against the shore, with the occasional clunk as some lingering ice chucks bounced about in the currents. Streams of water coming from the fields into the lake, gurgling and splashing. The wind was blowing gently against my face as we continued on our way back home the sun now casting a pink hue on everything it touched. The dogs even realizing that I just wanted to walk slowly along my way weren't pulling to smell everything they could but walking quietly at my side. I couldn't help but think how lucky I am. I sometimes wipe away tears thinking I am all alone, but at that point I realized how very wrong I am. I have been blessed and I feel Gods love around me everyday, but at that moment in time it was like he was saying. “Stop, look, enjoy the beauty of this place.” There is no camera that can capture a moment of this sort, the sounds, the smells, and the enormous world around me. I thank God for everything he has given me, my two beautiful children, my wonderful husband, and the life I can now life in this beautiful place
Thoughts byDonna Mae Rasmussen
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