Along the way, there is often at least one or two cows out of the fence and in the road. Usually they will move...not always, but usually. If blowing the horn doesn't work, getting out of our vehicle and waving our hands, making as much noise as possible may spur one of the cows to move. If not, sooner or later the cows will move...but not one minute before they think it is their idea. Wild flowers blooming everywhere make the pit stop worth the wait.
As we travel down our road turkeys, deer, foxes and coyotes can be seen. A lone bobcat can often be spotted anywhere there is something to eat. At certain times of the year we see eagles soaring in the air close to Auxvasse Creek. Hummingbirds arrive in early April and begin to leave in late September, by mid October they will be gone.
Six guineas were dropped off at our home last week. One spent the night in our garage and the rest made it to the woods. However, we heard them early in the morning for two days...then nothing. They either moved on or became prey for another animal.
One of the little girls who is staying with us, came running into the house yelling, "There is a turkey in your garage!! There is a turkey in there! I saw it!!" We ran outside to see this turkey!! I thought it would be one of Tommy's decoys because Sabella, our dog, attacks most small animals and the occasional bird that enters our yard unless they are extremely fast and can fly higher than she can jump.
Turkeys wander in and out of our yard all the time. Sabella has yet to catch one although she tries her best, if she spies them. Turns out, 'our turkey' was a guinea. That bird became the center of our entertainment all night. The kids and I sat up chairs about ten feet from the guinea and watched it. It sat frozen for at least two hours. The kids had their pictures made with the guinea, in all sorts of crazy posses and even named the bird "Knothead" because of the knot it has on its crown. We made up stories about this unusual visitor and how he or she came to visit our house. It was an amusing night. Children have great imaginations and untapped story telling abilities. Like I have said many times, "It doesn't take much to make us happy and a visiting guinea will do it every time."
On any given day turkey and deer can be seen on the road or in the fields. We never, ever get tired of seeing these sights of fantasy. They are beautiful, graceful creatures and they also taste delicious. On this day we saw both in the same field. They aren't much for posing for a photograph.
We noticed yesterday, our first "Fall" tree has started to change colors...subtle but sure. Since I began this blog many more trees are starting the slow dance leading to the changing of their clothes. The orange and yellow leaves can now be seen peeking through the woods everywhere.
The temperature dropped due to several lengthy cool spells. A space heater was needed to knock off the chill. Yesterday we had a hot afternoon, turning the air conditioner on until early evening. It is a mixed bag of surprises in Missouri when it comes to the weather in the Fall or any other time of the year. However, we are enjoying the cool spell; as well as the blotches of yellow and orange leaves as a west wind blows the leaves off the tree leaving red berries and thorns to stand alone. Soon the hard maple trees will dole out their precious red colors to add accent to the mixture. Then the competition is on for the prettiest tree in the county.
Tommy and I think it is an enjoyable ride to our home; sometimes we ride in complete silence. For us it is one of our therapeutic anxiety release sessions. We let nature do her magic on our mental health. Our President has had us worried for about six years. We are glad he finally figured out we are at War, even though radical Islamic terrorists declared war on the United States at least thirteen years ago. I was getting worried because he seemed not to know and at times appeared to be on the wrong side.
In a world in a hurry to die, with pressures mounting daily from all sides of the globe. We find comfort, as often as possible, in a simple, quiet, nothing fancy, thoughtful kind of life. It gives us time to remember and enjoy the world before technology took place of talking and gadgets became the new norm. We need the simple, beautiful pleasures in nature and in life; often seen as dull and boring to younger people...and to children in particular. However, to us this kind of life is as necessary as the very air we breathe. There are times I wish we could 'unplug' from the very contraptions we seem chained to and just enjoy life for what it is...a once in a lifetime adventure.
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