Wondering Mind

Well, it's 4 for 4! I am trying real hard to make my walking a habit. As I walked today, I got no farther than a half block and our neighbor was outside talking with another walker while working in her yard. Her dog, Princess, (is anything but) was outside with her. Princess is a Beelzebul (Matthew 12:24) of all devil dogs with gnashing teeth, and a vicious bark that can strike instant fear in a person. I kept thinking to myself, "I don't have a stick to beat the demon if I'm attacked." I began to look for pickup trucks parked in driveways that I could at least hop into the back of if she did come my way. She was behind a rot iron fence with her owner saying "Now Princess, don't bark!" But, quite frankly I didn't feel any safer. I soon was past the evil one and was on my way.

It was another very nice morning to walk and I looked for the crow that I have seen the last 3 mornings that has landed in the same tree about the same time I'd pass. But, no show today so on my way. No more than I looked down my path, a black cat appeared. All black cat, mind you. Isn't funny how childhood superstition stays with the a person. I began to walk on the opposite side to detour the cat as he, in no way, was crossing my path! Whew, he ran back into the yard where he belonged.

About the photo above...wondering minds. You see during my walk, my mind went from childhood superstition to childhood vacations. I was remembering when I was a kid, my mom, sister and I joined friends at their aunt's vacation beach bungalow for a mini vacation during summer. The bungalow was located right at the beach and we'd walk through about a block of driftwood/logs (left from the Columbus Day Storm...another story) and over little grassy dunes to get to the beach. The sand was warm, but sometimes it would get very windy and a bit chilly. We'd build (on a much smaller scale) driftwood huts, much like the one in the photo, to protect us from the wind. It was nice to revisit that childhood memory.