Frost and Mist

Day dawned shrouded in frost and mist
Ice in a heart of grey
The chill of the dawn touched my soul;
It lingered through the day.
Then twilight draped my winter world
So thick I couldn’t see
The curving road, the twinkling lights,
The long way home for me.

I stand adrift within the mist
And listen to its song
I pray that I don’t bolt in fear
And take a path that’s wrong
For I am lost, here in the dark
Within the swirling mist
I hear it whisper in my ear
Of all the turns I missed

I know that dawn will come again
And bring its shrouded light,
Yet I can't help but shiver some
Here in the misty night.
I thrust my hand out to the dark,
Defying my own fright,
And feel the grain of my front door…
I’m home, and all is right.

Dancing by the Sea

Oh come with me
Down to the sea
And dance in the laughing waves

Follow the song
Away from the throng
Down where the salt water plays

Blythe emotion
Wild the ocean
Sweet the salt waves on the shore

Bright as star foam
Call the waves home
Where the cheery breakers roar

Hear them laughing
See them splashing
Come and dance with them, with me

Come take a chance
Let’s learn to dance
To songs of starlight and the sea.

Again?!!! Really?!!!

It globally warmed on my yard again
An inch or so, alright,
But since this is the great Northwest
It should rain by first light

It globally warmed on my yard again
And that makes twice this week!
It hit on Friday with the dawn
Now Sunday night is bleak.

It globally warmed on my yard again,
I’m real tired of this.
This isn’t the way it’s supposed to be
And I am getting pi….. peeved!

My Muddy Buddies - Start the New Year Right!!!

Nothing like a good roll in the mud to start the year off right...

And then a bag of carrots....

Which you share with your muddy buddies, of course!!!

THAT Day is Upon Us....

Our Gallant Civil Warrior is off on Friday to Iraq to join his Cavalry unit.

He who flies fearlessly acrosss the battlefield with Jackson through the roar of the cannons and the smoke of the gun fire

He who is admired by teenage women;

Idolized and imitated by his nephews;

And adored by his Mom.

In fact, the Pacific NW will be a dull and lonely place for the next many months without him here...

We love you Daniel.

Be safe, remember your cavalry training and come home to us soon! Our love and our prayers go with you.

Our hero, our brave warrior, our gallant, rowdy Rebel Gentleman.

As It Should Be

The usual rhythms of winter
Returned to the NW today
The rain is back now, soft and warm
And it’s washed all the snow away
The winds blew hard all through the night
But eased with the first light of day

It’s good to have things back in place
The wind, the rain, and now the breeze
The squirrels and jays out my back door
And branches broken off the trees
The wind chime dancing as it sings
A Saturday designed to please!

Christmas Morning 2008

Christmas Morning dawned cold and cloudy...
but it cleared quickly...
"And the glory of the Lord shone around them... "