I Carry Your Heart With Me

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it(anywhere I go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)

I fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)I want no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)

Can You Imagine?

Can You Imagine?

For example, what the trees do

not only in lightening storms

or the watery dark of a summer's night

or under the white nets of winter

but now, and now, and now -

whenever we're not looking.

Surely you can't imagine they don't dance,

from the root up,

wishing to travel a little,

not cramped so much as wanting a better view,

or more sun,

or just as avidly more shade -

surely you can't imagine

they just stand there loving every minute of it,

the birds or the emptiness,

the dark rings of the years slowly and without a sound thickening,

and nothing different unless the wind,

and then only in its own mood, comes to visit,

surely you can't imagine patience,

and happiness, like that.

~ Mary Oliver ~

The Girls are Coming

Well, my Ladybug and Blue Butterfly are coming next weekend to spend spring break with me.Will be so nice to have them. I used the push mower and mowed the winter rye down somewhat. Got the trash out this morning. Scooped the litter box. Gave the dogs their hot dogs. Need to check on heart worm and advantage to see when I need more. I probably won't paint the bathroom. I was looking at it this morning and noticed the spot where Papa put his hand, on the wall, over the commode, when he peed. I don't want to ever cover that up so won't have to paint ;) I am going to paint the wire spool outside, the mushroom and the shed. But not till it's warmer. Supposed to rain a lot next week. Saw deer yesterday morning right behind the fence. The dogs just looked at them. Guess they are used to them now. The non-bearing pear tree is covered with blooms. And the jonquils are blooming. Lilacs are starting to bud out. I planted my Castor beans in the garden beside the shed. Need to weed the iris bed. Want to have Papa here to share all this with. Does the pain ever go away? AT ANY RATE as he would say. trying to move into spring.

Getting Better

Well, I went garage saleing with Sherry yesterday. Was tough but I put on makeup and my big girl panties and went. Found a neat metal witch hat on a holder so added that to my collection. I also got a really heavy neat ashtray to put on the deck. Mike and Sherry came over in the afternoon and swept up all the sweet gum balls in the yard. Bless their hearts. Took 10 big trash bags but looks wonderful. He is going to take the bagger off the mower so I can get the sweeping done next time. Saw the eclipse last night. Was neat. All the plants I had put in the sacred circle froze. Got down to 24 last night. So will have to go replace them next week. Just my luck. Not gonna do much today. Maybe tomorrow.

Here are My Girls on a Camel

Ok...I am not intirely stupid. I knew I had a picture of the girls on a camel. My how small they were here. They are so growed now. Bought a lawnmower today. A push one for the front yard. Need exercise and it will be much handier then the rider to get around flowers. I have to sweep the gumballs in back soon. But have to buy gas first. The dog a loos are fine and spoiled and I am still eating the potato soup I made. Course I made enough for weeks!! Full eclipse of the moon tomorrow. Neat huh? I am supposed to be able to see it from here. But is supposed to be down to 29 the nights of the 3rd and 4th so may freeze. Get the girls for spring break and will enjoy them. Saw "Barnyard" was cute but the dad died in the beginning so had to cry. This crying gets to be very habit forming.