OK, I'm back...back to the rhythms of my life.
Yesterday Landon and I took a long, 5 - 6 mile walk in the sunshine on one of those million dollar Carolina days. We saw lots of birds that are migrating -- great whites and little whites and blue herons and and egrets and ibis and American coots ("medium-sized, chicken-like swimming bird" says Whatbird.com) and hooded mergansers. It was the kind of day where it seemed like a spotlight had been turned on...everything is brighter and I could smell spring in the air. Now, it seems a little strange to smell spring so early, after all, it is early February, but after the snow and ice of the North, I welcomed it. It was a truly glorious day!
I played with Xena, throwing her red ball over and over and over, and rubbed Blaze's belly while he breathed deeply and I felt the warm sun's rays on my face. More glorious...
And, then Landon and I drove the pickup truck to the mailroom to get the mail, stopped by a dike to cast some lines into the water, hoping that we could snag a flounder or redfish, but the tide was down and the wind against us, and finally on to Comet the Wonder Horse to feed him some carrots. He was filthy, having rolled in the dirt. Looks like he's none the worse for the wear, living in the pasture, rather than the stables.
It was a wonderful day, back in the Lowcountry. I didn't miss the city one bit!
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