Sleepless

Sleepless in Silver Cliff! I've laid awake for awhile, thoughts cruising through my brain. Some nights I just lay there fighting the thoughts, tossing and turning but now I was up.  It was 3:00 o'clock in the morning!

As I came out onto the porch in the dark I couldn't see any shadows of life outside; I didn't want to turn any inside light on, just in case....not wanting to scare the wild life away.  Then I turned on two outdoor floodlights.

Oak Trees Near Deck

There on the platform feeder was a flying squirrel. That's all I saw at first, but no, there also was a deer only a few feet from the oak tree, close to the deck. Where did she come from?  As I sat quietly, I saw another deer over by the crab apple tree, pawing through leaves.

It's amazing to me that when I have been entertaining one "channel" in my brain, and it's a frustrating one, sometimes it pays to go see what might be on the "outdoor" channel. Often it is wise to find a "floodlight" to help me see what's out there, too!  Then it was time to go back to bed...wondering if it all was a co-incidence.  I'm glad someone explained what a co-incidence is: "God's way of remaining anonymous." I was no longer sleepless in Silver Cliff!