I hear the squeaking and screeching sounds of the baby woodpeckers

coming from this hole in the mesquite tree........

they know I am close as I take a photo........

I hear their mother...........fussing at me ..........watching me from the tree top

 just above her little one's hiding place.

I understand and know her worry..........

much more than she could know..........

for my heart is as heavy as the clouds that are gathering today............

you see, my youngest son........who is in the navy , 

just let me know that in a few days he and his fellow sailors .......

will set sail

on a journey ..........to deep waters

unknown.

To him, it's an adventure of a lifetime...........

so with every morning that awakens me...........

I try to focus and to keep my mind from worry....

by tending to the garden.........there are a lot of peas to shell............

and weeding the  pumpkin patch

 which is  crawling all over the grounds............

full of blooms..........

and new pumpkins................

the zinnias are in full bloom and they sway their heavy heads in the wind as to say

"cheer up!"

and before I know it.........they day has passed.........

and the sun sets..................

and I try to rest my worry............