This morning, Jim and I were riding down a country road in a town that we do not usually visit, mainly because the seemingly only center of attraction there is a little post office. We had inadvertently taken a “wrong” road, and were trying to reconnect with a series of roads that would eventually bring us to Vermont.
As we drove down a little incline, we spotted an amazing sight. Two front lawn trees were completely “decorated” from top to bottom with white bathroom tissue. At first glance, they looked heavily laden with snow and icicles, before our minds had had a chance to register what we were seeing.
Someone in that little town may have gone without one of the necessities of life today, although I suppose anyone could reclaim the wealth of paper products on the tree, just by pulling the paper back off.
Doesn’t it make you wonder what gets into people? Can you imagine kids complaining that they didn’t have any decorations for the yard for Halloween, and their parents, unwittingly suggesting that they get creative? But, how, one wonders did they reach the very top of the tall trees?
Luckily, that amusing sight was just the beginning of a very pleasant day together. We like to get away every now and then. It gives us a chance to talk at length and sort things out and make decisions. The countryside will too soon be filled with other white stuff: snow! Then, we will be less willing to venture out on this type of a safari.
Pat
