Today I tried a new table down by the river and I checked underneath like I always do before climbing on top….and there was the largest spider I’d ever seen. She was upside down on the table, her egg sac carefully wrapped up in her web, and hundreds of little babies were swarming about. Charlotte is very ill. She only has a short time to live. Instead of chasing her away I found my usual table.
The sweat bee came back from a few days ago and brought all of her friends. Swarming they began to take over my personal space and eventually I moved to the bright red picnic table under the walnut tree. Butternuts were falling like bombs around me. I was a sitting duck. One of these would have probably knocked me out:
A man approached me and asked if my truck was for sale. I told him no. He told me he lived on the Cherokee reservation nearby, and then he told me his life story. Which I thought was awesome….I didn’t even have to ask any questions for once. His brother and his dog sat near his truck and waited for him to finish talking and eventually I mentioned that to him. He told me his brother was scared of him. As he left I told him to please be nice to his brother…and he hung his head a little as if he felt guilty all the sudden.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon working in the used book store…and the most important thing I learned is that it is not:
Used Bookstore
but
Used Book Store
Details, shmetails. Until it clicked and I realized we weren’t selling used bookstores. Obviously in my last post about the book store I didn’t know this difference. I never did that well in English. After that very important lesson, I spent my time going through 8 boxes of books brought in by the same elderly man. You can tell a lot about someone by the books they read. I think this man must have been a professor once, of history or philosophy….or anthropology.
I saw this rainbow as I drove home last night driving home from the bookstore:
It doesn’t even look real. When I took it I thought: no one will believe this is real.
Beautiful. As beautiful as the ones I often saw in VA.
That was my first thought when I saw the photo of the rainbow- it doesn’t look real 🙂
At first I didn’t see the rainbow but when I did I understood. I’m glad you got the picture. Beautiful. Good job Rashly.
You’re right–that photo looks like a Photoshop combo because it’s too pretty. Another “God is here” shot.
Beautiful picture. I still can’t figure out if you were joking or that thing really fell off a tree.
I look forward to reading your posts. I think you are an awesome person . I have learned a few things from you that has helped me in my life. I have been a silent reader and thought I should tell you how I feel.
That picture could be a puzzle haha! I love reading about your adventures in NC, my grandma and mom live in Burnsville 🙂
Ashley, I always enjoy reading your fun posts & seeing your lovely photos!
Thanks for always being such a wonderful inspiration!
God Bless you!