No Turkeys Today

Louise here again. I still need to teach Thelma how to blog on here, because I know she has things to say, too!

The other morning, as we were going about our morning routine, she shouted from the bathroom, "Louise! Get in here, you're not going to believe this!"

Not knowing just what to expect, I scrambled to her side by the bathroom window. In the foreground of that beautiful scene outside our home, just this side of the pasture where our horses were grazing, was a beautiful wild turkey (no, not the alcoholic kind!). He was pecking around in our freshly mown yard, foraging. We watched for a minute and I grabbed my camera (naturally). She slid the window open slowly, but he was alerted and went into a run and then soared out over the pond. A photo shoot ruined!

Despite the fact I was born in a small town in the south, I have lived in cities most of my life. This is the first time I've lived in the country, so far from town that I have to plan my trips to save gas. (She's lived in cities, too, but she's a country girl). In my last place, I was in walking distance of a Starbucks, a movie theater, Chico's, Coldwater Creek, the UPS Store, Fedex, the grocery store, the vet, etc. It was convenient, but it was also claustrophobic. At our new place, we can go out into the barn in our pajamas here, if we want to. We can leave our doors unlocked (though I don't), and we can walk around au naturel if we want.

It's a bit of a culture shock for me, but it's great. We're only 2 hours from a major city where we could go to concerts, museums, and sporting events (and yes, I plan to take her to a hockey game!), so we aren't so isolated. But our home is beautiful. I have never been in a place in which I felt such peace and serenity, such solace, such sanctuary. As soon as the farrier comes next week, we'll plan a horseback ride to exercise these horses who are getting plump on the more than adequate pasture land. I'm looking forward to a ride and a look at some more scenery from the back of this fine animal.

I may just become a country girl yet...Peace - L