Heaven for some...

I was thinking about how much I enjoyed my horse ride yesterday and wondered how some people would feel about:

Riding on a big sweaty animal.
Aching muscles.
Sun in your eyes.
The bugs.
Low tree branches that swat your face...

Some would probably prefer shopping in an air-conditioned mall.

Imagine that!

t

Better than this?

I went horseback riding today.

The horses climbed a bushy slope bordered by pine trees and waiting for us at the top were rolling lush green open hills. A popular spot we shared with about twenty deer, a fox, and a dragonfly...

The way the sun was coming through the clouds and then reflecting on the still pond water...well if Heaven gets better than this...wow!

Thanks Mae

Hi Tam, I was not able to comment on your August 10th blog… so here is my comment re your sweet ride:


Love your sweet ride Tam! What a beautiful and peaceful life you have in Japan... Love ya! Mae


Mae, your comment comes at an interesting time...


It's Aug. 15 and Obon in Japan. This is the time when people who have died are remembered.

It is also the date when Emperor Hirohito surrendered after two atomic bombs (Aug. 6 and Aug.9) were dropped on Japan and the Soviet Union attacked the Japanese colony in Manchuria (Manchukuo) on Aug. 9 in 1945.


These were really sad times.

There is peace in the land again.

Mae, thanks for reminding me how lucky I am to have this beautiful and peaceful life in Japan.

I love you too.

t

My Sweet Ride

In seven minutes up a winding paved country road I reach the place where I can see cows grazing on the hillsides, farmers baling hay, colourful wildflowers, views of Me-Akan and O-Akan Mountains...

This is my sweet ride...



Smile.





At forty kilometers this top speed seems too fast for the life that surrounds me. I took time to stop, smell the wildflowers, and smile!

t