SIMPLE PLEASURES AND SOME MIDNIGHT VISITS...

I usually only put one weekly post out.

  I don't know why,

 but I seem to think that I have to write

 a small essay

 in order to have a post 

that is fulfilling and meaningful.

For that very reason,

 I often have times

 when I can't think 

of something to write about that, I feel, would be interesting to all of you.

  I, honestly,

 lay awake most of the night before,

 trying to come up

 with some viable ideas.

 I enjoy writing and the photography

 that goes along with it, 

and I certainly enjoy the interaction 

with all of you,

 but if there is nothing of importance 

that happened during the week,

 I am at a loss.

As I was reading the posts

 that have come to me this week, 

there were some that were detailed

 and even though

 I can't always comment on them,

 I do read all of them 

and find your stories and ideas 

are always interesting and teachable.

 There are also some

 that just show 

a beautiful bouquet of flowers,

 a lovely garden,

 or a well set table, 

and wish everyone a Happy Day.

 These posts are as interesting to me

 as the others 

and have taught me

 that I don't always 

have to write an essay

 and that I should have faith

 in my fellow bloggers 

that they would not always

 expect one.

So from now on,

 maybe I will just be

 a little easier on myself

 and "stop and smell the roses"

 as they say

 and be content

 to show you just some

 of my simple pleasures of life

 and, hopefully, 

once in awhile 

something exciting will come along

 that I can share also.

This week,

 we have had three midnight visits

 from this tiny creature.

  We have come to call her, Flower,

 as she is very petite 

and takes dinner among

 the other "wild" things

 that reside in the Secret Garden.

 I am a  fairly light sleeper

 so I usually see her first,

 and then I wake the Captain

 and we both quietly sit and watch her

 until she is through

 dining and drinking her fill

 and it is time for her to leave.

  It is hard to get a picture of her

 as I can't use a flash

 because of the glass in the door,

 and we don't want to open the door,

 as that could be 

self-explanatory!

Just another

 of our simple pleasures

 of life.

The latest Progress Report:

And now since I have managed

 to write you

 a small essay

 to say why

 I wouldn't be

 writing you a small essay...

 I will leave you with...

Have a Happy Day.

...Judy...

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