I was surprised to see a turtle in my flower bed today. I hadn’t seen any kind of reptile, frog, or toads in my yard in several years. Chuck told me today that all frogs died this year during the draught. I asked him why I never see a horny toad any more. He said its because they are on the protected list as a threatened species by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. They cannot even be bought at a pet store. He also said it was against the law to own one. So much for my childhood frogie friends including tadpoles. I don’t want to see a lizard or scorpion, but they probably will be plentiful. The turtle of which I posted a picture of didn’t want to stick its head out of the shell long enough for me to take a picture. I didn’t bother it long, and left it to move freely along.
As Rick was finishing up with the weed eating this morning I was attracted by the many birds who were finding a feast of little red worms that came to surface while Rick scrapped the wet ground with the weed eater. They were flying around like a swarm of bees. Rick saw a rat that was 12 inches long without the tail, he declared. I was glad I didn’t see him. I didn’t have my gun. To say the least for the past three days we have been in the midst of a terrain of wild grass and weeds. We have had our “work-out” to the very best degree. But it has been fun, and I would do it again. Rats, birds, worms, and fire ants didn’t stop us from mowing um down. The next-door neighbor was busy in her yard also. We stopped and chatted awhile. She seemed to be enjoying her work as much as Rick and I was. We are all thankful for the nice places we have to call home and rest in peace after a day’s hard work. Most of us don’t have fancy homes, but we do have what God has provided for us and that’s good enough. I am reminded every day of the thousands of people I see on T V who are fleeing their home just trying to save their lives from the enemy. They are walking with no place to go. Can we not be more thankful after seeing that? My prayers are reaching out to them, and I know somehow God will take care of them. If only I could make everyone in this world happy, I would be even more happier. Although it was not meant for this world to be all peace and harmony. That will come with our next life, but until then, let us live to the fullest, and thank God every day for our blessings. I expect to hear good news every day from someone who needs a touch from God. I love good news.
God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp
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