on vision and mind

"What is seen by the eye is transformed and 

colored by the vision of the mind."

-   Robert Wade  
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I have an enormous aversion to barbed wire.

It has been the cause of many mishaps around our place...all of which include "my girl and her horses."

It seems a brutal and medieval type of material...and for the life of me I cannot figure out why any would be used when there are safer, less harsh, (and prettier) means to fence something in.

On a walk I came upon this rolled up bunch of the dreaded stuff.

I disdainfully cast it a glance.

It made me wonder just how many times our thoughts 
on matters get clouded by what we hold in our minds.

My conclusion ended up being...

"I will always prefer barbed wire rolled up in a heap,

 no matter how nice it may seem in the light of the setting sun.
Barbed wire is STILL... barbed wire."
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characters

Some stand tall and proud.

Some like to hide behind things. 

Would rather not be seen.

Some like to blend in with their surroundings and don't mind so much if they go unnoticed.

Some like to stand out. 

Baring their true colors whether the colors are liked or not.

And some like to fence themselves in.

Some are pleasant.

Some we find hard to like.

Some we love- others.....not so much.

Some just simply annoy.

And there are some we think we just couldn't do without.

Characters.

{The world is full of them.}

Late Night News....

I have made it a point to never watch the news at night.
It seems that it is never filled with much good....and I don't like going to bed with my head and heart filled with doom, gloom, and often sadness.
This world seems to have gone crazy!

Tonight.....after work...I decided to plunk in front of the TV...too wired to sleep just yet.
If nothing else.....watching the news with "Lloyd Robertson" put my week in perspective!
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There was an update on the Chilean Miners trapped 700 feet underground...for WEEKS now!

And while I am out enjoying this:

...they are underground in darkness.

 While I get to watch this.....

....they are away from the people they love- and those who love them.

As I go about my day in "normalcy".....

......they are wanting their "normalcy" back.

I cannot even imagine what their days are like.

Can you imagine being in darkness for hours, days, weeks...?

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On a LIGHTER note.....

We happened upon this Big Guy in our yard this week:

Needless to say- I'm feeling a little nervous every time I go out for a run.

I don't think a Bull Moose is something I would like to come upon and surprise.

But he was amazing.

You don't realize how big they are until you are face to face!

He was massive....and tall!

And in a funny way..... beautiful.

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Going to start another day~ with a new perspective.