What are Little Boys Made Of?
attributed to Robert Southey
What are little boys made of?
What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails and puppy dog tails
And such are little boys made of
Yesterday, my husband had a grand idea; we should take all the boys on a fossil hunt at Lake Texoma.
Never mind that it was 95 degrees,or that we would be hiking off trail, through knee high weeds ( in Texas this is not a particularly good idea. We have some nasty things that live in the tall grass), down gully's and over rocks, or that I am not overly fond of nature when it is all untamed, buggy and well, naturey. Yeah, never mind any of that, we were headed on a fossil hunt!!
We loaded everyone up into the ole' Skiffmobile and headed out. After driving a bit, we arrived full of excitement and enthusiasm, well at least they were full of enthusiasm. I sunblocked and bugsprayed the heck out of everyone, except hubby who claimed he didn't need it (yeah he's regretting that decision today;). Then we started hiking....and hiking....and hiking. I have to admit the scenery was beautiful as we hiked along the trail. Then the wonderful trail ended. Undaunted, we forged ahead through the weeds and climbed down to a beautiful, secluded cove. I may not like buggy, grassy, itchy nature but I LOVE relaxing, peaceful, cooling, water nature. Here, I decided, I would park my behind and enjoy the quiet cove whilst my adventurous men forged ahead to discover prehistoric relics.
Here, in my cove of peace, I relaxed as I haven't relaxed in a very long time. I sat on a big rock, my feet dangling in the water, the gentle waves lapping at my ankles, I was completely at peace.
I was able to meditate, to sing and pray without the slightest distraction. It was definitely worth the buggy, itchy hike to enjoy these moments of solitude.
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My quiet piece of paradise |
Here, in my cove of peace, I relaxed as I haven't relaxed in a very long time. I sat on a big rock, my feet dangling in the water, the gentle waves lapping at my ankles, I was completely at peace.
I was able to meditate, to sing and pray without the slightest distraction. It was definitely worth the buggy, itchy hike to enjoy these moments of solitude.
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Me, hot and sweaty (not my greatest look;). but relaxing and enjoying the quiet |
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Hubby and the boys rounding the corner of my cove, on their return |
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One of the fossils they found and brought home |
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Another of their fossil finds |
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