There's a bright golden haze on the meadow
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye
And it looks like it's climbing clear up to the sky
Oh, what a beautiful mornin'
Oh, what a beautiful day
I've got a beautiful feeling
Everything's going my way.....
...All the sounds of the earth are like music
All…
-from “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” by Oscar Hammerstein II
Today I woke up full of promise at the little shack, on this day before Easter, on a New Day of Quarantine-- I remembered this song, "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’."
As my wife and I took a walk through the woods, we both knew how blessed we are to have a little acreage to breathe fresh air from all the giant pine trees that surround us. There is a little pond we have; I rigged it up with a water hose and sprayer and placed it into a fountain sending its spray into sparkling opal gems that drip on a crooked pole, then burst again into slow motion rainbows, splashing into pale blue aqua on top of red-eared turtle heads that poke up with ripples around their necks.
"An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day"
-Henry David Thoreau
There are also several large black bass that swim to the shoreline looking for minnows in the Louisiana Purple Irises that creep throughout the shallows. They look at me unafraid, knowing I am not there to catch them (today!)
Oh, what a beautiful morning!
There is a swinging bench I made out of an old children's swing (my wife painted it electric blue and the seat a bright yellow) that is placed right at the edge of the shore. We sat there after our walk together, with our toes in the water and laughed at the turtles and fish that came up to us looking for the feed I always sprinkle on the surface in the evening.
The fish and the turtles seem to say "Good morning friends! Oh, what beautiful morning it is!"
"Be of good cheer, fear not"
Genesis 43:23
From The Little Shack--Cheer Up and Enjoy a Beautiful Spring Day!
