Katharyne T.

Hi Happy MLK Day!

Welcome Back To Gather! :)

Buzzing over to say "Hi!" Katharyne!

Have a blessed day ~
Rene

Glad it put a smile on your face, Cheers, Don

My Best Friend

A story I love to tell over and over is the one about The Lone Stranger.  He was beautiful and perfect in every way.  On a special day in my life he came to my rescue.  At a time when I was being physically attacked and there was not another soul around, he appeared on the scene.  No, he wasn’t a Knight in shining armor, and he didn’t arrive on a white horse, either.

He came quite frankly on a wing and a prayer.  He was just what I hoped for, dreamed of, and absolutely needed at the time.  He also came at just the precise moment when I was under siege.  No one else would have fit the bill; the perfect answer to my dilemma.

This tale goes back a number of years, but every detail is etched in my heart and brain. Every point in my story is absolutely true. I could never have been more thankful for a friend than at that time.  Much of my life is found out in the vastness of nature; a very curious place to work.

Did I see it coming?  No. I had no clue I would be barraged by hundreds of black flies. These tiny, almost invisible creatures from the dark domain, showed up at a very unwelcome time.  They couldn't just show up one at a time, but had to bring all their evil friends with them.  Most are out for blood, and on the day of this incident, they probably exacted a gallon of mine - along with a pound of flesh.

The home I was landscaping was situated out in the country with no other houses in sight.  It was a lovely new home in need of lots of plantings to really set it off.  A flower garden full of perennials was slated to go into the front.  All of the other shrubs and trees were in place when it happened. 

I began work on the flower garden, and those creatures that were lying in wait decided to  make their move.  There was no escaping the next few minutes as all of those little black devils came pouring in on me.  I felt them before I actually saw them.  Like a gang of miners, they went to work hammering and drilling me.

Back in a corner of the lot was my hero.  He was watching, I am sure, and waiting to make his move.  Like a Blue Angel, this iridescent friend came swooping to my rescue.  It wasn’t two minutes before he had the situation well in hand, and had thwarted or eaten every pesky black fly that was in my face.  I stood frozen in amazement as my best friend of all time zipped in and out around my head, face, and neck.  This was obviously a picnic for him, but the end of a nightmare for me.

The ‘masked man’ who rescued me was none other than the lone dragonfly; the only helper I needed that day.  Highlighted in a magazine story with Angels on Earth, he made a big splash with the garden readers out there.  Now in the Spring (May/June issue) another rescue story is coming.  Watch for it to highlight more heroes, this time in my vegetable garden; “The Plot Against Me”.

http://www.guideposts.org/angels/earth-angels-cats-keep-possums-eating-garden-vegetables

Thanks for reading both episodes in my life.
Cheers, Don Ford (Greywolf - Seneca)

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Hi, Katharyne! Thank you for the friend request. I would enjoy having you for a friend.....Have a good day!.....take care.....Sandy

Have a wonderful and BLESSED SUNDAY Katharyne!

Hi,
Thanks for the concept to mankind through writing. Also thanks for accepting the friendship for share views & ideas.

Jb Patil

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