Just a quick note to let my friends know that I am still around, here on the farm ;)
This picture is from a few Octobers-ago, the last fall that Bill was still able to drive horses. Fall is a more difficult time for him, emotionally. His favorite time of year and the time he spent so many, many hours on the lines behind a team. I am seldom at the kitchen sink, doing dishes, that I don't think of him driving up into the yard looking for a cup of coffee and calling me out to take a ride with him and share the progress of whoever he happened to be training at the time. He is an amazing man to me, who copes so well! Still, I catch a look on his face when he sits on the porch looking towards the brightly colored woods. We take walks and rides in the car, but it isn't the same you know...just a few days ago he was outside in his motorized wheelchair and I was working in the garden. He didn't know I was so close, and I heard him down at the fence, talking outloud to "Sam" - his horse equivalent of a partner, the grey mare who helped him start and train numerous young horses. I couldn't stop the tears in my eyes or the lump in my throat.
I'll be back soon with more regular posts...till then, enjoy every moment you can of our glorious Autumn days....
5 comments:
What a touching post Cary, and such a good reminder to be thankful for every moment God has given us.
Beautiful fall pictures. You're post brought tears to my eyes. Your love for Bill completely shines through.
Oh I miss the colours of fall. Here we only have 2 colours. Yellow and brown. I miss the reds and oranges. Thank you for the pictures. They have made my day!
Thanks for the wonderful fall pictures, I don't get many fall colors here. You truly are an encouragement to me. Thanks for that.
Cary, the post about Bill is so touching. What a lucky man to have you for a wife.
Love,
Margaret
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