by Bill Byrne | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I basically stumbled around the kitchen, preparing my coffee in the early morning glow of a new day beginning, a significant flash of white in the corner of my vision caught my attention. It came from a small little meadow of sorts that is in front of our house. Four deer were waking up to an early Spring morning, just as I was, and stretching. Now I’ve watched deer quite a bit over the years, but had never seen this particular behavior, to which I could easily relate, as I did my own stretching along with them. The white of the underside of their tails was so visible because as they extended their front legs in a stiff sort of bow to the ground, their tails remained high in the air for what seemed like a very long time, even though it was only measured in seconds, i’m sure. They could also see my presence in the half lit kitchen, and were observing my movement at the same time as I did theirs. A nice start to the day.
by Bill Byrne | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
And this is almost two years after the fact. A piece of property the Ranch has on the Jacks Fork river was buried in twisted metal and wood from over 2500 horse stalls from the trail rides upriver from it. It was a slow and expensive process to get it all out, and a lot will still be around for years, but things look much better now. The river itself still needs more cleanup all over it, but little by little its getting done…mostly by private individuals, as the Park Service has not worked at it very hard. Gotta love the rivers….beautiful peaceful places!
by Bill Byrne | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
And that beginning starts every day when we wake up. By it’s very definition, we are not going to be in eternity, we are there already, and I need to be thinking about what I am doing. I find it so very easy to be caught in the flow of actions that I have put in motion already, and can spend my whole day there, unless I make a conscious time to think about my Spirit, my God. The time I set aside to meditate, to pray, is the most necessary time I use all day, even if it’s only for a few minutes. It’s a time I use to refocus on what I feel is important to myself and others.
by Bill Byrne | Dec 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
and it’s only the 1st day of December. But I came across a good quote to keep me looking forward to the Spring. “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark”. Keep the faith!
by Bill Byrne | Jul 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
At least it is in the song. It’s been a very busy time at the ranch this year with a lot of guests staying with us, mainly as bigger groups of family and friends. I like to joke that it’s my introduction to “Dumpster Stacking 101” as I work to get all the trash from the week into and piled up on our large dumpster….we could use two pickups a week during the months of the Summer. The recent cooler weather has been a pleasant reprieve from the extremely hot and humid previous 2 months, and in another month or so will start to be normal [whatever that is anymore]. So onward we go, working hard to try and remember that we only have the moment we’re in, and to enjoy it for what it is!
