Well, I heard that we’re not on Daylight Saving Time anymore, so I guess that means that we’re now on Daylight Spending Time. My brother and I are spending ours in the morning. That’s nice, because it’s lighter when we go on our early walks, but then it seems that we don’t have as much light left at the end of the day. How are you spending your daylight?
Speaking of our morning walks, I want to show you some of the treasures I’ve found! One of the benefits of Daylight Spending Time is that it’s easier to see things on our path – and my brother is still a little sleepy so his reaction time is not so good!
This first one was a whole box of food! I understand that the fellow on the box is Colonel Sanders and that he invented fried chicken, although I’ll bet other people already knew how to do that, too. That’s an interesting first name: I think the only other person I know with that name is Colonel Shields, but he goes by Guy. I don’t know how you get Guy from Colonel, but then my brother and I know a lady named Margaret who goes by Peggy, so I guess it’s just one of those surprises you run into!
Anyway, before my brother knew what had happened, I was able to eat a little piece of chicken, a big French fry, and even a “colonel” of corn or two. Ha ha!
Next up, here’s a little sack with a surprise. My brother thought it was just a piece of paper so he let me carry it with my teeth instead of wrestling me for it. Well, I proudly carried it all the way back home, and then he realized that there was food inside: a little pig-in-a-blanket, stuffed in a sack, kind of like one of those Russian nesting dolls! Yum!
This next treasure has a funny story. I found it on our walk this morning, just lying in someone’s yard. My brother thinks it is part of a child’s dinosaur costume, and he tried to wrestle me for it. I’m not meaning to brag, but I have six-pack jaws, so rather than rip the fabric, my brother decided to let me carry it home, and then he got it. He insisted that we drive back and put it in the people’s yard. Well, when we got there and he got out of the car, those people came out of their house and wanted to know what he was doing – I think they thought he was littering! We all got a good laugh. Well, maybe not my brother, but everyone else.
What treasures have you found on your walks lately? They’re little blessings and they’re all around you!
Love your postings Sure do miss you and Wintson. Would welcome another visit with you and Winston. Will turn on the fire pit and have some S’mores. Without chocolate for Winston.
Winston teaches us to take delight in the little, unexpected things in life!