Sounds

 

Whenever I hear sounds in

the dark, the noise seems to be

much closer than it really is. 

I remember hearing cows mooing in

the morning at girl’s camp when I

was a leader.  The noise in the

dark made it seem as though

the cows were right outside our tent. 

But I never saw a cow anywhere in

the vicinity.  Weird. 

The house to the east has been on the

selling market for close to a year.  There

have recently been people sprucing up the

outside.  The house behind us has been

demolished.  The owner of the one west of

us will be moving out tomorrow.  Another

couple moving in.  They will be the fifth set of

people living in the house since we

moved here – which will be eleven

years come April.

The sounds we here seem to come

from our back yard which is closer than

the cause of the sounds.

Fascinating.  

He’s NOT my Boyfriend!

               It’s weird how one’s mind works sometimes and what odd things might trigger memories that haven’t been considered for decades.  A movie title had come up in the grid that reminded me of an odd relationship with my next door neighbor sometime after his wife had passed.  Keep in mind that he was old.  I had gone out with his two oldest grandsons at one time or another.  There is no way I was looking for that kind of relationship with the grandfather!  Give me a break!

  

        Yet, for some reason, he seemed to feel the need to call me to suggest I might want to read a certain book or watch a certain movie.  I don’t know why he singled me out of all people – but would call a few times a week.  Each time my mom would answer she’d teasingly tell me it was my “boyfriend” on the phone.  Granted, he was a lonely old man (who was hard of hearing, I might add).  It still remains a mystery of why he had selected me. Or why he thought he knew me well enough to make suggestions based upon my personal preference. Weird.