Sunset, a mouse story, and prayer and thoughts for Japan

Good morning Friends ~ It is a chilly 55, and it did not get as cold as predicted. The wind was fierce yesterday afternoon as this cold front blew in. I was at work, DH was here at home working on a project. I called but got the machine, so left a msg. and about an hour or so later he called me back. He was outside when this started, and just thought oh it's a few drops of rain, it will pass. Well, it did do that a couple of times, even where I was 9 miles away, but then the winds blew and the rains came down. DH had to grab clamps to reinforce a hold down on some tin, and then clamp up some wood to keep the rain from going into where he was working and getting on his tools. Tork had been outside near him before this started, but when it came down, she dashed under the car. Thankfully the wind part didn't last all that long, maybe 10-15 minutes and the rain was another good soaking for about 30 minutes. This morning the sky is blue, there is a stiff breeze and the sun is shining.

Last night I saw the sunset so grabbed my camera and headed out. The pictures below captured some of the glorious beauty.

Looking north.
Looking west.
Looking south.

After supper I came in here to my little space to get online, and no lights were on. I sat in my chair and reached for my mouse. The slide out where my keyboard and mouse sit was slid back into the desk area, not sticking out. Not looking, just acting automatically, I reached for the mouse and grabbed the rock on the top of desk. Same basic location, same basic shape, but cold and heavy. What a hoot! I called DH in and said he had to see this because a picture is worth a thousand words. I then took a picture for you all to see. Yikes, do you think I need to clear off my desk. I think I'll do that as soon as I post this. :-)


With all that beauty and the lightheartedness shared, my heart goes out to those people in Japan who were effected by the earthquake and the resulting Tsunami. How devastating to be living your ordinary life one minute and have it taken away the next. If a Tsunami ever hit here, we'd be wiped out. We are only three miles from the beach.

While these catastrophes happen all around us,

and sometimes even to us,

let us be thankful every minute for our many blessings,

large and small.

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We can only be said to be alive

in those moments

when our hearts

are conscious of our treasures.

Thornton Wilder

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Zone 10 ~ s.e. FL