Goiin Out On A Limb Here...

A guy I had one time cuttin trees

who decided to take a break

Just hanging out!

Out on a Limb he was

and

Likin It!

Morning to ya,

ready for coffee, it is hot and goood...

Boy oh boy,

I got me some fine scratches this morning

from that tree trimming Mitch and I did

over the week-end

but

sure do have some

lovely light

now coming in where those

over grown trees were beginning

to just take some of my sun!

We filled up  gracious amount of the back yard

with these limbs and sticks and such.

Remember the saying

"picking up sticks"?

Well at the time

I thought

"No problem, I'll just pick up sticks and put them in those industrial garbage bags this week for the trash to pick up"

What was I thinking?

These were not just

the

"picking up sticks and putting them in bags"

kind of trimming here.

This was

work your arms, your back and your patience

kinda of picking up

kinda thing!

And oh boy what a back yard of limbs

I ended up with...

I would have been really

"out on a limb"

had it not been for Mitch

letting me borrow his truck yesterday

to then load and drive them

to the local

landfill.

Load #1 drug from the back yard

to the front yard,

loaded on the truck

and tied down!

This load weighed a bit over 300 pounds

and then we had to

UNLOAD it ...

Back home for the second round

after sitting and having some water

and shaking our heads

we were back at it!

It was during the second round of walking

back and forth like mules

dragging these long and cumbersome loads

of limbs

that DLB fell flat out on her face!

Yep,

she now has a goose egg above one eye

that looks as though she was in

one helluva fight

but

we immediately took another break

where I changed from

tree worker to nurse!

Placing a bag of frozen broccoli on her face

and a bag

of frozen hash browns on her knee.

Creativity at its finest

and

yet another opportunity to sit and rest!

20 minutes of ice

and

then we were back at work

for and with load two.

One one trip we have two women walk by with their cutsie dogs in their cutsie outfits

who in a friendly voice

shout out,

"Well hello gals, you all look busy, wanna do our lawns next"!

Of course being hot, sweaty and filled with patience and good cheer,

we promptly informed them

"hell no, and you do not have enough money"

hoping they would just continue on their way before we had to hurt them!!!

Determined to fit all in the truck so that load #2 was really the very last load

I finally resorted to getting

a ladder to crawl up on

and

my cohort in this task would bring me an armful of limbs as I deftly threw them higher and higher up on top of the truck

until

we were done!

AND

then

the tie down.

The break for ice for 20 minutes for that face and bruise and increasing headache along with Tylenol all around for the

ultimate body aches that we knew were just about to begin,

then we were off to our local landfill once again!

This time

weigh in over 350 pounds once more

with the gentleman there most impressed

at two women doing this deed with such mastery and determination!

"At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else." Shirley Chisholm

Determined we were; idealistic ... we were that as well, cos' we sure aren't muscle bound although we seem to be finding that when determined enough idealism and ability takes over when you least expect it to!

So without thinking I was giving this ole' upper body a work-out and that is a good thing!

So today,

the light will be brighter than ever since the work on those trees is done, the yard now once again free from the after mess

and

we are on to the projects at hand of

fertilizing those beloved hibiscus

and setting them with care once again

around the clean lanai,

I'm sure the body will ache for a bit

from the loading and hauling

and

unloading and laughing!

Traveling and being on the road so much

this time

I will at least know

things here have been attended to

and will have been able to say

I can still get myself

dirty, scratched up

and

play in the dirt

and

do the dirty work with pride

laughter

and grand times!

"It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always." ~ Oprah Winfrey

Hyacinth

Beauty is all around us,

the butterflies are just dancing and preening here in the back yard

as

my flowers are now popping

and this working like a mule

and

even with the

newly acquired goose egg

of DLB

and what will be one

tremendously slow and painful

friend today,

we have no regrets of the labors of yesterday!

Seeing that and many other flowers

and now knowing

that those limbs will only

allow the sun to shine

on more

make it all worthwhile!

Scratches and soreness will go away at some point,

but the work was worth it all

as we watched as the swallowtail

and friends danced for us

around the butterfly bushes

as evening fell!

This morning

the cardinal came to visit

and

I swear I heard the Eagle screech

it's morning announcement

that it is here close by!

Maybe that was a hint

that i is wanting me to blow off this day of work

and

get to Lake Tarpon out on the boat...

Ah,

but remembering that

Nothing Works unless YOU DO

guess I will be holding off on that

til' Sunday

and then

ohhh boy, I'm off to see those Eagles

and hit that Lake with a noodle!

As for today?

What's up for you friends...

Is there an adventure waiting around the corner?

Maybe a care package will show up at your door, like at my door yesterday

in the midst of all this work, I received a great care package from Mom/COB!

And lo and behold

the greatest thing ever...

I know am sporting my first ever

pair of "high-tops"

and not just any kind mind you!

I have

Michael Jordons ~

Yep, that little godson finally outgrew his

"tight" MJ's and sent them to his

Godmother!!!

Oh boy do I look "fresh"n them too.

I just had a ball, a care package with all sorts

of wonderful goodies

I mean off the hook great things!

Thanks Mom, you are wonderfully!!!

What a great surprise.

Thanks Little Kamryn for the MJ's

I wore them out to dinner last night

and I sure did look "fresh"

but boy did you wear out those laces!

Off to get some new ones today I am...

•"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

Michael Jordon

The fire is burning brightly, the sage is in the air, holding up those here and in the prayer bowl with thoughts and prayers always.

May humor and smiles surround you today and always as you move into your day.

STOMP

Walk In Beauty,

DRSES

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