Into Every Life a Little Rain Must Fall!

I wanted to take y'all on a morning walk with me to the North pasture but when I woke up yesterday it was still raining!  About 3:00 AM I opened my eyes to feel a fine mist dancing on my face.  Sure enough it was raining, and since we had the windows open, the rain was blowing in and settling on my sleepy face.  I poked JR and mentioned to him that maybe we should close the windows!  His reply was that if it kept raining we would - and then he promptly fell back to sleep.  So I alone had a decision to make ...... Get up and close the windows or snuggle back down under the covers and enjoy the shower. Well that was a no brainer!!   After all, how many times in the heat of summer can you sleep with the windows open and enjoy a cooling shower at the same time?!!  Anyway, back to the walk, when I woke up at daylight it was still raining...

 

IT WAS RAINING AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE..... 

 

IT WAS RAINING AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE....

 

So I patiently waited for the rain to stop - which it did about lunchtime.  I decided that since the gate was open to the North pasture, I would take a hike "that-a-way" and snap photos of the scenery.  So I donned my trusty farm walking shoes......

 


NOTICE HOW CLEAN THEY ARE!!

Now why did I think the path to the North pasture would be dry when puddles dotted the landscape??   I suppose I was just determined to walk a different path. Happily, I grabbed my camera and set off.  As I prodded along my feet kept getting heavier and heavier. I felt like I had 10 pound ankle waits tied on!  To late, I realized all
the mud was sticking to my shoes, sucking me
down .....down....down into the gooey

mess!  Oh no! Would I ever see cow manure again?
Would JR  have to bring the bull dozer

to pull me out of that muddy swamp?  Would he even
find me amongst the rocks and mud cakes?  With all
my power I hoisted my feet up inch by inch, foot by foot, until
I reached drier land.  (I wondered where the dogs were
because they always follow me.  Guess they had better sense this time!)
 

THE MUDDY ROAD TO THE NORTH PASTURE.

 

MORE OF THE MUDDY ROAD .

 

 

MY SHOES AFTER I SCRAPED OFF MOST OF THE MUD!!

 

 

After slipping and sliding back to the farm I had a revelation.....The scenic trip to the North pasture would have to wait until the sun shines for at least a month and the ground dries up!  Maybe I can ride the 4-wheeler over there one day and take pictures.  Yep, that is what I will do one sunny day!  Until then, I will have to be content with walking the lane near our home and the East pasture.  I will posts some pics from my regular morning walk in a few days.  Until then, I am......

 

Still scraping mud,

Dee Dee