Soul Mates/Marriage

March 29

I am thankful for soul mates and marriage. Having someone with whom you can share important happenings in your life, someone with whom you feel happy for their successes and cry with in their failures and disappointments, allows us to go through life not alone. This year marks Bebe and my 40th year being married. There have been plenty of rocky times but overall it has been great. And having someone who cares for you and having someone you care about is much better than isolation. It's funny, how Bebe and I are very different people, and yet we think alike. We often think the same things at the same time. I always know her feeling about something and she mine, without asking.

The photo is of two leaves, lit by the sun, intertwined in a heart-like shape, in contrast to the other leaves around it. When I reviewed the photo I realized it was symbolic for soul mates and/or marriage. How our partner can protect us from the multitudes around us in a common adventure is pretty amazing to me. Yes, we are in life with everybody else, but we are distinct from them, and having someone with common goals, interests, and likes makes life worth living.

wedded bliss

in the throws

of great wedded bliss

two hearts clinging to

each other like this

it’s amazing how sometimes

one can come from two

then at other times

it’s a worn out shoe

still other times

it’s like an old unpaired sock

recovery will take a while

but with the other will dock.

© rt tulley

Picnics

March 28

I am thankful for picnics. Picinics offer us a time to get away from the normal routine, eat, and enjoy friends and family in a different setting.

This photo was taken at University Lake on a foggy morning. I liked the way the ducks commandeered the picnic table for their own use. They enjoy picinics too!

beanfoot

they call me beanfoot

and here’s the reason why

we were going to have a picnic

with friends, family, and i

it was to be at a lake

thirty miles away

so we prepared by cooking and packing

for our holiday

we jumped into our automobile

toward our destination

we were all filled with joy

and great anticipation

i sat in the front

next to my dad whom i had to inform

that somewhere along the way

my foot was feeling a little bit warm

we looked down

and were surprised by what was seen

my foot was placed comfortably

in the pot of hot baked beans

my shoe was removed

and held out the side window

i was totally embarrassed

but still played with my new bow

we arrived at the lake

and quickly jumped out of the door

the lunch was good and the baked beans

had a great shoe leather flavor

so beanfoot i am

and beanfoot i’ll always be

once you have a nickname

it is your identity.

© rt tulley

Babies

March 27

I am thankful for babies. Babies are little people in miniature. So helpless, so innocent, so...perfect! We need to care for them, nurture them, and love them. And maybe they will grow into the kind of adults we all need to be. Babies begin with unlimited potential. I so love watching babies grow up, to see their excitement in learning new things, and to see what potential they can fulfill.

This is my nephew Jessie's baby girl Madeleine Jade, who was born on Monday, March 25, 2013. Jessie is quite the proud dad.

babies

babies are

a bundle of joy

babies are

a new playful toy

babies are

dependant on you

babies are

the product of two

babies are

a pooping machine

babies are

not so very clean

babies are

loud and so shrill

but babies are

always a thrill

babies are

to care and love

babies are

straight from above.

© rt tulley