stop

& smell

the
horse manure.

driving over to Raleigh (as Andy would say) yesterday-the usual scenery whizzed by-though I wasn't running late-though I usually Am-I just couldn't stop-but I wasn't late.
It gave me pause.
when I got to the Capital (as Andy would say) I had a lovely lunch-I usually don't-but I did yesterday.
Things didn't seem to be "the usual."

I told my lunch companions about a spooky banner I see every year around this time flapping happily in the breeze-I promised to take a photograph on the way home. I didn't. I forgot. I'm sorry.
It bears repeating though-the banner that is-at the church- announces their Annual Holy Ghost Weenie Roast.
No Kidding.
No Lie.
You may say No way-I say,  yeah Boy, Hummm Dawggies (as Andy would say)
Funny right?
Well- alas the sign whizzed right by and then I thought about it. I'm sorry.

The Next scenic thing on the way home I would stop-I would.
I did. It's a beautiful old dairy farm that has been done over into a beautiful Horse Farm. Quail Roost Farm

It was time to take some photographs for this blog.
I hope you love them.

It is beautiful-you can see that Right?

I pulled off onto the side of the paved road, did I mention it had rained earlier in the week?
Did I mention it had rained yesterday?

Did I mention my car got stuck in the mud in this beautiful pastoral setting right by a pasture?

 you see-I had to stop after 50 years of going back and forth and back and forth-yesterday- was the day to stop and get my car stuck here- for you- for these pictures.

 I do need to mention-along with being thoroughly disgusted-I mean to say really pissed off-

a nice lady deputy-yes it's true-I had barely gotten stuck-and barely gotten out of my car-did I mention-it was really-really hard to get out of my car-when she drove up.

Could she help?

Could she speak to triple A for me? (why sure Barney-)

and did I mention the lady that lives in the house across the street came out to invite me in and a young dude in a golf cart-(How ya doin' Ma'am?-the grin-Guess not so good?) came by to check on me-and they talked about a mutual friend-his landlord-that goes to Antioch Baptist-where her son is the preacher-
how they got from my car to there-I'm not sure-but they did-and I grinned.

& then there was the guy on the tractor-
No, I'm fine, thanks. A tow truck is coming.

Brann's Towing Service came driving up in about thirty minutes-assessed the situation-I was impressed.
I asked -what can I do?
Well,  Ma'am You're gonna be steering.
Well-OK then.
He helped me into the car-that was not easy- and he pulled me (the car) Out-giving me some hand signals while I concentrated on them- He had suggested I use the brake so as not to run over him if things got outta control.
So that made me feel good.

All said and done-there was little more to be said- as he said-You're On the Road Ma'am!
I got out of the car-it's all good-complimented him on his skills and gave him a tenner for a cold beer-he grinned.
he waved.
I waved.
the guy on the tractor waved.

yeah-sometimes you just gotta stop and smell the roses-or the horse manure-whichever the case may be-or wherever the case may be.





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