The house is a two story set into the side of a hill. There are trees all around and a little pond with an old wooden dock on the other side of the hill. The second story porch looks out over the hill and pond to the east. My grandmother has awoken before dawn again this morning. This is normal for her it seems. She gets up and gets a cup of hot tea, grabs an old comfy jacket, and slowly makes her way up the stairs to sit out on the porch swing. This is when she feels the most relaxed. Her husband is still sleeping, and is still quiet around the house.
As she sits on the front porch, she looks out across the yard. It is a bit nippy outside, as it is now autumn. The leaves on the tress have turned brilliant shades of reds, oranges, and yellows. Is twilight out now, as she sits sipping her tea. She sees the squirrels gathering their food for winter, and hears the whippoorwill and morning doves singing their morning songs. The bullfrogs are croaking loudly on the banks of the pond, and she can hear a few of the fish jumping trying to catch their morning breakfast. All these sites are lovely to her, nature at some of it's best, but she is waiting patiently for one particular moment.
After some time, just as the sun begins to come up over the horizon, that moment has come. Down on the far side of the hill 3 deer slowly emerge from the trees on the other side of the gravel road. They cross over to the waters edge and stand. A doe, a buck and a fawn, just losing it's spots, drink from the waters edge.
Just sitting here, taking in all that nature has to offer this beautiful morning, she feels her best. For it's scenes like this that fill her heart and soul with calmness and love like no other.
She continues to sit here a while longer, and then hears her husband up and moving about. He is preparing for another day of piddling out in the workshop, while she sits and does what she loves to do, make barbie doll furniture for her grand kids. She says a little prayer, then get up and slowly makes her way back downstairs. Here she greets her husband with a kiss and an "I Love You".
As she sits on the front porch, she looks out across the yard. It is a bit nippy outside, as it is now autumn. The leaves on the tress have turned brilliant shades of reds, oranges, and yellows. Is twilight out now, as she sits sipping her tea. She sees the squirrels gathering their food for winter, and hears the whippoorwill and morning doves singing their morning songs. The bullfrogs are croaking loudly on the banks of the pond, and she can hear a few of the fish jumping trying to catch their morning breakfast. All these sites are lovely to her, nature at some of it's best, but she is waiting patiently for one particular moment.
After some time, just as the sun begins to come up over the horizon, that moment has come. Down on the far side of the hill 3 deer slowly emerge from the trees on the other side of the gravel road. They cross over to the waters edge and stand. A doe, a buck and a fawn, just losing it's spots, drink from the waters edge.
Just sitting here, taking in all that nature has to offer this beautiful morning, she feels her best. For it's scenes like this that fill her heart and soul with calmness and love like no other.
She continues to sit here a while longer, and then hears her husband up and moving about. He is preparing for another day of piddling out in the workshop, while she sits and does what she loves to do, make barbie doll furniture for her grand kids. She says a little prayer, then get up and slowly makes her way back downstairs. Here she greets her husband with a kiss and an "I Love You".
