Tuesday, March 28, 2006
An Evening at the Convenience Store
He was a very tall man wearing an oversized baggy coat. The bow in his back suggested that he grew tall at a young age and compensated for it by slumping. His face and mannerisms led me to believe that he had never fully developed mentally. He circled the convenience store as if I were the pivital point of his circle. I became a bit uncomfortable as his circle became smaller, especially when I heard him mumbling something. When I went to the coffee machine to draw a cup, he came right up beside me and fumbled with a paper coffee cup. Then I heard him. Looking straight at the coffee machine and not at me, he said, "Have a nice evening." Then I realized that was what he had been mumbling all along. He just had to keep saying it until he was sure that I heard him. That had been his mission all along. "You have a nice evening also," I replied. He turned away and left the store.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Winter-time in Northern Michigan
Some of you don't get to see much snow so I decided to include this picture. Like most of you, I prefer warm weather. However, there is something about the quiet beauty of fresh-fallen snow that refreshes your sense of being. It's not fun to deal with in your driveway or on the roads, but it does add an exotic beauty to our planet. Last month on a sunny day after a snowstorm, I waded through a couple of feet of snow to look at my garden. It is under the snow in this picture just waiting to come forth in a month or so. It seems like some of the art that our Creator gave us is short-lived and if we are to appreciate it we have to seize the moment while it is here. (The picture should enlarge when you click on it.)