Stasia's Place Of Grace

Sunday, September 01, 2002

 

Car Rides On Summer Evenings

Do you guys ever get antsy on summer evenings? I know that just before dusk, I always feel an urge to be outside, listening to the birds, watching the moths and fireflies coming up out of the tall grass, and drinking in the last, pinky-orange rays of the sun.

Crickets chirp, a light, misty fog starts to settle, and one wants to throw on a soft sweater or favorite, old sweatshirt, or to sit beside a campfire with a glass of wine and a friend or two.

Tonight, I just wanted to get out and listen to, see, and feel the evening. There aren't many summer nights left! So I took a little ride with the car windows rolled down and the radio turned off. The fields were alive with thrumming insect crescendos. The sun sunk slowly, lazily, into the ferny treeline in the distance. Gravel crunched under the wheels as I pulled off to the side of the road to snap a couple of shots for you.

Funny old earth house on a nearby farm. Behind is a deer.

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Closeup of deer.

It was lucky that I went driving at just that time, because I got to see a whole herd of deer grazing peacefully at a very picturesque little farm.

Today I'm really grateful to live where I do, in Wisconsin's Kettle-Moraine area, amongst glacier-formed, rolling, wooded hills and small lakes. Most of the farms around this area are from the mid-1800s, and were built with local fieldstone.

The Sumac berries are beginning to ripen, Goldenrod is flaming in the fields (I'm cutting some tomorrow for dyeing!), and the Sugar Maples are just beginning to get a tinge of orange. Deer are fattening up in preparation for the winter, and the Chickadees and Cardinals are curiously visiting the birdfeeders again.

There's nothing like a peaceful drive on a late-summer evening to center your world and help time move slow enough to actually notice it.

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This is very flattering - Gary at NCWood is now marketing the Spindle Jim EZ-Plyer! Take a peek!

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Yesterday, we watched the best movie we've seen in a long time. It was called "Uncorked" and stars Minnie Driver. Pay no attention to the editorial review at Amazon; read the reviews by other individuals there. What some might consider a "quirky" film style is actually artistic and beautiful, like viewing paintings. The subject matter is uplifting, funny, and unpredictable. It's perfect for anyone unsure how to take their next step on the path of Life (which is why, Kary, as soon as you let me know if you have a DVD player, one will be on its way to you!)

Everyone, please see this movie. Run, do not walk, to your video store to rent it. It is absolutely beautiful. Tell me what you think of it...

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Whenever we shop at Amazon or other stores online, we stop first at GreaterGood.com. That way, 15% of our Amazon purchase price is donated to our local humane society - at no cost whatever to us. Register, choose your favorite charity, and then every time you shop, go through the links at the GreaterGood site to get to your favorite online merchants. They receive a "referral fee" which is then donated to your charity! It costs you nothing, and is a great way for your money to be put to work twice. Kary, Theresa, what other excuse for shopping do we need?

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Enjoy the end of summer! Make the most of these days!

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