Listen

Before my brother-in-law left for his travels, he asked if I wanted to meet up at the Chinese Restaurant in town.  My son joined us, and the food was delicious, as always.  I usually get the chow mien, but I think next time I'll get the kung poa chicken dish my son ordered, it was so good.

My son made hot chocolate coffee one day, and it was surprisingly tasty.  I had it with cinnamon raisin toast and butter.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

~Bryant McGill

When I drove to the creek, I thought I saw something in the brush ahead of me.  It was three deer - a mama and her two fawns!

As I got closer, I got my camera out, slow and steady.  One of the deer was sitting on the ground in the shade.  I think it was the mother.  I just sat there quietly and looked at her and took some pictures.  She didn't move for a long while, and she was so calm and peaceful, just staring at me the whole time.  She was the prettiest deer I had ever seen.

Then, after a few minutes, they trotted off.  It was a special moment, indeed.

When my brother found this house, it had a good size front porch, and I was glad about that.  I've had porches before, but they were always small and not much room at all.  I found some white rocking chairs at Home Depot that I want to get sometime, but for now, a perfect orange pumpkin on the front porch suits me fine.

This bird is exotic looking and very pretty, but they are a nuisance at the same time.  They peck at my tree, under the eaves, and even at the electrical post in the front of my house.   I try to shoo them away, cause the last thing I need is to have the power cut off because of this mischievous bird.  But they sure are funny to watch.

I baked a spaghetti squash, and it was a good, healthy meal.

My son brought me a couple Starbuck's iced coffees one day.  I don't really care for iced coffee, so I heated mine up.  Much better.

Jess' birthday is this week, and she usually celebrates her birthday all month haha, so I thought I'd throw in this picture for her to wish her a happy day.  I love you Yummy.

The word LISTEN has the same letters as the word SILENT.

~Alfred Brendel 

I hope pleasant surprises come to you this month of October.

~Sheri