Taboo sits in front of the large, dining room window.....

something has caught his attention...........

let's see.........what kind of bird is this?

It is a good sized hawk, enjoying the water 

and having the best time, splashing around...........

but wait...........what is that sound??

a tiny woodpecker is tap tap tapping

on the tree in front of the window

it is almost too much for Taboo to have to  be stuck inside....

only to be able to watch.  Just when he thought

this fun was over

up comes a hungry buck to enjoy some of the feed 

that the birds have not yet discovered.

All of this excitement can wear one small black cat out.

Now Taboo sleeps.........flicking his tail and paw

now and then......dreaming of what is in front of the window.

Wishing you a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!

Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more:

Peace in the hearts of all men living,

peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving.

Joseph Auslander

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play.............

So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.”

Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat

Do you ever feel that the world is whirling around so fast

and causing you to get tired of the ride and you  want to just 

hop off........preferring to take a slow walk........

away from all of the "hurriedness" of it all?

(This photo ( by French photographer Willy Ronis)  reminds of how friends used to
get together........)

With all of the social media that we all try to keep 

up with .........and with all of the technical do dads that

we all need to keep up with the "hurriedness" .......

it is amazing that we can juggle it all.

For me, I don't juggle as much as others.........

but I have noticed.............

with social media............friends don't call 

or email...........they just want a quick chat and 

nothing that touches the heart between friends is ever talked about. 

It is so easy to just type" hello" " I will pray for you"

instead of actually learning about the issue at hand and taking time to care about what is going on.

It sometimes gets to where a person is just a counted number as a 

social media friend .........

instead of being considered a  

friend to catch up with over a cup of coffee. 

The "hurriedness "of life seems to have taken the 

coffee out of friendship. 

I love updated things in this world,

my washing machine, my vacuum, electricity,

and let's not forget........indoor plumbing,....and I do love
some aspects of social media.........

but I think I do  not want to 

 be just  a "social media, head count" friend.

You can find me , however, waiting

with a hot cup of coffee and a listening heart!