Yesterday......

All my troubles weren't so far away....


   This is a harder month for both Dave's family and myself.  David passed away this month, two years ago.  I can't believe that it has been two years.  Where have I been? 

   As I struggle to regain some sort of balance, I decided to take Charlotte for a walk down to the campsite.  I wanted the shovels for the herb garden, dirt and manure.  It was such a nice "cooler" morning, so we just kept walking.  Charlotte loved sniffing everything out.  I was missing my camera, for it was back in the house on the table. 

   It was so peaceful. 

   Yes, it is overgrown, with no horses to eat it down and walk through it.  A friend's husband suggested that I do a controlled burn.  Not during this drought, of course.  I wonder if I approach the fire dept, if they would do it as a training exercise?  Hhhmmmm.

    On this walk, I checked the milkweed plants for any Monarch crysalis.  I wanted to find one for my sister, Colleen.  I used to find them as a little girl.  I would keep them till they emerged and then I would let them loose.  Mom taught me that it wasn't good to keep something wild as a pet because it wasn't fair to them.  She also said that they would be happier being free. 

   That brings to mind that saying, “If you love something let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever.”  I just did a little research on that phrase.... The original phrase really is "If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were."  Originally, it was derived from Richard Bach's work. Okay, I digress...

   So, I was looking for the elusive crysalis.  Colleen and I were talking about how her cousin Sue had one hatch and she was releasing it.  She may have had 3 or 4?  That would be cool to watch again, and for Colleen, I think it would be a first. :)  I wasn't able to find one, so I will have to keep searching! 

   Charlotte and I finished our walk and I grabbed the tools, and we headed back to the house.  What a pleasant way to start the day.

   Here is a pic of a Monarch that Colleen took.  It is posted on her Curb Photography page.  Enjoy!

  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=256520667781262&set=a.256518654448130.42426.214592271974102&type=3&theater#!/photo.php?fbid=256530731113589&set=a.256518654448130.42426.214592271974102&type=3&permPage=1

   Here is a picture I took of a Monarch caterpillar, on a previous walk around Farmville.