Climb Every Mountain

Last Sunday my daughter, her husband and I drove out Cheaha Mountain here in Alabama. It was a beautiful sunny day. The wind was crisp and cold but that didn't deter our exploring. I found a new kindred spirit in my son-in-law that I hadn't seen before. I felt like a kid again myself.








We got off the beaten path and wandered the hills. We stopped to look at "moss-lets" at the base of the bare trees and climbed to find a little cave. We noticed the shape of the branches and the rocks. There were SO many rocks!

There were patches of ice...

A room with a view...


Quartzite and granite...
And a beautiful blue sky!

We could hear the wind coming from deep down in the valley, it climbed up the mountain in front of us and then went back down the hills below. It sounded like the ebb and flow of the waves. In the stillness there was peace.

We talked about whether we would rather lose our hearing or our eyesight? Not sure why that subject came up? I decided I would never want to lose my ability to see and appreciate the beauty around me. K said he didn't want to lose his hearing. Mostly because he likes to laugh and make others laugh! There is a lot of truth in that! He could not imagine not hearing laughter. It was fun talking like that.

It is a blessing to have both, and be able to listen to the wind and see the bright blue sky. It is even more precious to have children to spend a perfect day with...

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Nugget

This little dog is flat out fun! He doesn't think he's a daschund or a dog even. I'm not sure what he thinks he is?! He can fly, he can jump, he can leap tall things with a single bound! He can always find something to do that makes me laugh. How can you be mad at that face on the dining room table at Christmas? Nugget seems to prefer the height of a piece of furniture to the floor where dogs are supposed to be. Maybe that makes him feel much larger that he is?

I rescued him from a young couple that had four big dogs and were afraid Nugget would get trampled. Not a problem for this dog but I'm glad they parted with him!

Nugget's great adventure happened a few months ago. I opened the back door to let him and his fearless friend, Dylan, out. Much to my dismay there was a dead squirrel on the back porch. Well, Nugget had found a prize! He grabbed the squirrel and took off with it across the backyard! Mom went after him but to no avail. When I got close enough to grab Nugget he just swallowed the squirrel whole! Yep, whole! Fur and feet and tail - gone in one huge gulp! I just stood there not knowing what to do. My baby dog swallowed a squirrel!

I called the emergency vet because you know these things never happen during office hours.

After a few tense moments and the sound of laughter in the background, the girl came back on the phone and told me just to watch him, "he'll probably throw it up," and "call back if he seems to be having any problems."

I watched the little booger all day. He didn't throw it up. He didn't seem phased by the whole experience at all! I didn't stop shaking for hours but Nugget went about his usual activities like nothing had happened. A normal day in the life of a small weiner dog, I guess?

I wish he could talk to me. Sometimes it would be nice to know what to expect next. But then, he probably would keep his secrets to himself...