Hopes for a quiet mornings meditation
were dashed but a racuous alternative
became acceptable

The huge oak in front needed a trimming
it was interfering with electrical wires...

I stood on my porch watching for awhile
glad I had been awake before they came the noise of their sawing etc  godawful

Saturday morning those who work ,like to sleep later than 7:00 am, so I can't fault their grumpy whining

I watched as birds flew all around squawking and worrying that their homes were being ruined

The cacphony of sounds from all aspects, man, machine,animal, struck me as a discordant symphony

I pictured a wild maned conductor leading the musicians with a frenzied baton

The image made me smile,and softened the assault of the sounds,I even imagined a melody

A Yo Yo Ma recording called "Ambush From Ten Sides" It was so apropos, I put the CD on

Then thought, this reminds me of the quote"turning lemons into lemonade"

I sat watching the activity ,and listening to the record while I wrote this,to share with you

Life happens and we deal with it the best we can...choosing how we do it is the key

etw-2007