I looked up from my book
at the perfect moment. I gasped as his tail disappeared up the golden
cedar tree. I leaned forward in my library chair to see which way he
would run. I haven't seen his kind in twenty years. His
relatives were plentiful when we had our filbert orchard, but they
moved away when we changed the landscape.
Three deer resting on
the grassy knoll in the sunshine didn't flinch at his presence, but
continued to chew their cud and twitch their ears. They didn't appear
to share my morning excitement.
I have learned while
reading in the library to keep one eye on nature. I hope and pray
this visitor will make its home here with the brown tree squirrels.
To me there is nothing more beautiful than a gray squirrel and his
long fluffy tail floating behind him as he scampers from tree to
tree.
A silver Eurasian collared
dove flew by my window as I finished writing about this morning's
adventure.
Now back to my
inspirational book by Max Lucado.
Happy New Year everyone !
Happy Birthday to: Sue, Jessica, Mo, Shirley, Joann, Jeannine and myself!
Happy Anniversary to Dianne & Gary and Loren & Nancy !
Juanita