RDP Sunday: TREED
The Cemetery Tree- this ‘tree’ is a grave marker ( photographed from three angles ).
A unique specimen that will outlast the treess around it and what rests beneath it.
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Photo A.M. Moscoso
Oakwood Cemetery.
Beaver Dam WI USA
October2023
Photo A.M. Moscoso
Oakwood Cemetery.
Beaver Dam WI USA
October2023
Photo A.M. Moscoso
Oakwood Cemetery.
Beaver Dam WI USA
October2023
I remember a teacher of mine used to make fun of the way I smiled and laughed.
If I was near him and he heard me laugh, he would lean over stick his face close to mine and mimic my laugh.
It was pretty embarrassing. I hated him for a long time for doing that to me.
I was a Mortician’s apprentice when I saw him again.
He was now a minister and he was officiating the funeral I had directed.
Of course he didn’t recognize me. I was older, darker and taller.
After the service we were walking out of the chapel to the parking lot when he thanked me for my work I had done on the young man who had attended his church and died in a terrible auto accident and I said,
” I hope you’ll call on me again.”
Then I smiled and when I did he pulled back a little. He flinched and then he said my
name and he said in recognition, ” it’s you, isn’t it. ”
I let his comment pass, then I put my hand on his arm and said with conviction, ” I’m looking forward to seeing you
again. ”
He pulled his arm away and tried to stride off, but he stumbled just a little and that little slip of his did my heart good.
Every year I make a few New Years Eve Resolutions and every year I can pick them off and this is how I do it:
I never promise to lose weight or to excercie more or to ‘eat healthy’.
I only resolve to do things that I think will make my world- the one that other people visit- a happier place to be.
So I always promise to write more or read more or to get out more and to learn something new- like cooking new dish or making it my goal to talk to people at the dog park instead of just sitting on the bench with my head down.
I know that we want to make grand gestures to go into the New Year with, but I prefer to meet the New Year calm, cool and unruffled- no matter what I face.
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CURSEJOURNEY
RDP Monday: UNRUFFLED
RDP Sunday: WARNING
Everybody knows that it isn’t safe to wander into the woods without being fully prepared.
You should do your research on the trails and never hike solo.
Don’t ignore the weather conditions and never wander around the woods, alone and in the dark.
I say phooey to all of that.
Just head on in- I’ll be waiting for you.
I promise.
Cross your heart and hope to die.
Photographer Unknown