Back to sunshine

All the rain left and in its wake left us a beautiful sunny morning for taking a walk.  Nice to see such a pretty blue sky after so much rain. My route today was around the lake.  The lake has been very low since they have drained a lot of the water out so work could be done on the dock/pier.  But with all this rain the lake was nice and full this morning.  It's being drained off again though so they can finish the work.  Lots of people out this morning and most everyone commented on the beautiful weather.  I didn't see any deer but the birds were all singing and I saw some Blue birds.  They are my favorite birds.  A few years in a row we had some in our yard and watched quite a few blue bird families come and go.
Here is a little puffed up bird sunning himself in some old vines near the edge of the lake. He let me get pretty close to take this picture.

There are a bunch of cherry trees along the path by the water and they all have buds on them now.  I'll take a few pictures when they are in bloom.
A great walk this morning and I walked 6.7 miles.  As soon as I got back home, the blue sky and sun turned to clouds.  It was like the sun was just out so I could have a sunny morning to walk.  :-) 
It was a good coin morning too.  I found five dimes and two pennies.

Sunrise 6:26

Sunset 6:10

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The other day I mentioned that walking gives me such a feeling of peace and contentment and I didn't have the words to describe it.  Vee wished I would give it a try.  So vee, since it's not every day I can make a wish come true, I will give it a try.

When I first start out walking, I say a little prayer of mine and then pray for people on my prayer list.  I always end by thanking God that I'm outside and walking.  Right away that puts me in a happy frame of mind.  I love being outside and breathing in the fresh air. Walking down a path, I might hear the babbling of a brook, birds singing, dogs barking in the distance, or the wind blowing in the trees.  Or I might hear the rain on my umbrella or hear the sound of it hitting the water.  I might see deer running or see them stop while we look at each other.  I see all kinds of wildlife.  There are so many  beautiful vibrant colors to look at each day. A blue sky, green grass, and flowers of every color. And those sunrises - awesome.  Even in winter there is beauty. I am thankful for each of these different things and when I am thankful, I am happy and content.  I may have problems or things not going exactly the way I'd like them too, but when I'm outside walking I put all that aside and just enjoy the moment.  It's hard to be unhappy when I am surrounded by the beautiful world God has given us.  I feel such peace when I feel the sun on my face or look out over the water and see it rippling in the breeze and see the ducks and geese sitting out there.  I feel special to be a part of all this.  I feel that no matter what happens during the rest of the day, I have this time that is all mine and when things don't go right, I put myself back in my morning walk and know that I will be there again tomorrow.  I have heard that runners get a high from running and I believe I get that from walking.  After the first few miles I get this extra energy and feel like I could walk all day.  After my walk I feel energized and ready to face the day.  I feel healthy in mind and body and soul.  I feel joy. :-)

I don't know if that explains it well enough or it just describes a walk, but that's the best I can come up with as to the feeling I get.  I hope that gives you an idea of how I feel vee. 

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I'm planning on staying home today again.  Hopefully, I'll actually get some housework done.  I'm going to try really hard.

I have to make some chocolate chip cookies for tomorrow morning too.

Here it is Friday already and I'm ready for some pizza again.  So I have that to look forward to this evening.

I wish you all a happy day.

A smile from me to you.

Happyone :-)

The world always looks brighter

from behind a smile.

~Author Unknown