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Sagebrush of Leave
Oct. 4th, 2019 10:26 pmThey keep promising us sunshine, but we haven't had any yet. However, it didn't rain. The Sparrowhawk had book club tonight, and I hadn't been out for a walk yet, so I decided I should go. It took awhile to motivate myself to the point of actually doing it, however, so it was near sunset when I went. As I walked down the woodsy path, a doe stepped out of the trees uphill of me, and stopped in her tracks when she saw me. I stood completely still, breathing very quietly and not showing my teeth. She stepped to and fro on the path, advancing a few steps toward me, sniffing the air, then turning back, her tail flagging nervously. I just watched and marveled. I didn't understand why she didn't move on. Finally she decided I was not a threat. She snorted and lolloped on over the bank beyond the trail and downhill to the creek. As soon as she moved, two more deer crashed out of the trees and followed her across the path and down. She had been hesitating because she wasn't sure it was safe to lead them onward, past me. I counted my steps up to the point where she left the trail. It was only 20 or 25 steps--very close. I can still touch with the eyes of memory her brindled brown coat, delicate ears and nose, the clear dark eyes and the white-fringed tail. What a lovely encounter.
I also played the violin, did a little laundry, and sorted a few more action figures. The Sparrowhawk made beans for dinner, and I ate beans and rice. I feel pretty good. This is progress. When I glanced at my email this evening, I saw that our cousin in Illinois wrote to Mr. Science to tell him that his mother, our Aunt Maxine, has died. The funeral will be October 19. We had a dinner planned with friends that day, but it may have to be postponed again. I really DON'T want to go back to Illinois, but our cousin came to Mother's funeral. It seems only right we should pay our respects to his mother. Mr. Science is going. This will require some thought. I'm glad we got to see Maxine again before she died. She was good to us when we were little, and kind to our parents too.
I also played the violin, did a little laundry, and sorted a few more action figures. The Sparrowhawk made beans for dinner, and I ate beans and rice. I feel pretty good. This is progress. When I glanced at my email this evening, I saw that our cousin in Illinois wrote to Mr. Science to tell him that his mother, our Aunt Maxine, has died. The funeral will be October 19. We had a dinner planned with friends that day, but it may have to be postponed again. I really DON'T want to go back to Illinois, but our cousin came to Mother's funeral. It seems only right we should pay our respects to his mother. Mr. Science is going. This will require some thought. I'm glad we got to see Maxine again before she died. She was good to us when we were little, and kind to our parents too.
