1. My will is weakening. It's been fun and I've been doing all the things I wanted to do.
But I am missing my Norah. I guess I'm ready to leave Northlandia but feel some things left undone and unsaid up here. Laid the foundation to return, perhaps in a more permanent way down the road.
This is our song. It's from Shrek, one of her favorites. I kinda sorta whisper it to her when she is upset and lying her head on my shoulder.
2. REASON #1 WHY MY TRANSFER TO BEDLAM BY THE BAY IS A GOOD THING:
This is the barn I got excited about out in the country, not far from Dead Man's curve outside Aledo. It had a house, shed, garage, five acres and other cool stuff but it also, unfortunately, had a recent buyer. It went dirt cheap. By dirt, I'm thinking a used Chevy Tahoe. Man, I've never had a barn before. Perhaps someday. "I almost had a barn in Aledo..."
By the way, I recently came across a saying of hers which I kind of like: "I know of a cure for everything - salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat, tears or the salt sea."
4. I've seen crop dusters do their thing with small planes like the one below which buzzed around next door to the Wombies place, and I saw a helicopter doing its thing near Alpha. Must take steely nerves to dive around houses, phone poles and other stuff to get those nasty bugs. I heard the approximate costs per acre and the benefits in increased yield, and, yeah, it seems to be worth it.
5. My nighttime picture taking is fun, if a bit spooky, too, down the road from Aledo in the South Lagoon. Tweaking my settings just a little creates interesting shots.
The sun was coming up and I played with the aperture which allowed for more light through the shutter. This 15 second exposure is kind of pretty if deceptive; it was still night with a hint of lightening sky toward the east.
But I am missing my Norah. I guess I'm ready to leave Northlandia but feel some things left undone and unsaid up here. Laid the foundation to return, perhaps in a more permanent way down the road.
This is our song. It's from Shrek, one of her favorites. I kinda sorta whisper it to her when she is upset and lying her head on my shoulder.
2. REASON #1 WHY MY TRANSFER TO BEDLAM BY THE BAY IS A GOOD THING:
There be snakes in Shawshank!!! In fact right next door!!! YIKES!!!
ANY OTHER REASONS? NO.
3. Isak Denisen, aka Karen Blixen, famously wrote, "I once had a farm in Africa" which also became a hit movie "Out of Africa" in the '80's.
By the way, I recently came across a saying of hers which I kind of like: "I know of a cure for everything - salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat, tears or the salt sea."
4. I've seen crop dusters do their thing with small planes like the one below which buzzed around next door to the Wombies place, and I saw a helicopter doing its thing near Alpha. Must take steely nerves to dive around houses, phone poles and other stuff to get those nasty bugs. I heard the approximate costs per acre and the benefits in increased yield, and, yeah, it seems to be worth it.
5. My nighttime picture taking is fun, if a bit spooky, too, down the road from Aledo in the South Lagoon. Tweaking my settings just a little creates interesting shots.
The sun was coming up and I played with the aperture which allowed for more light through the shutter. This 15 second exposure is kind of pretty if deceptive; it was still night with a hint of lightening sky toward the east.
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