The Memory Wanderer: Busy Squirrels

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Busy Squirrels

Squirrel Alley was busy this morning, both on our way down to the village and on our way back, as....

....the local red squirrel population....

....worked at moving food - mostly it appeared to be hazelnuts - from the back gardens along Beinn Bhraggie Drive to....

....a winter cache. However, these squirrels are so used to human contact and so nosy about other people's affairs that, active as they were on a very, very important job, they couldn't resist....

....stopping and peering down at us.

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The Memory Wanderer

I'm at the wrong end of the road, a short distance to look forward to and a long way travelled, so I spend more time looking back, enjoying the memories, and less time in anticipation of the way ahead. The road trodden has been a good one, a rich and winding one, over which I hold no regrets. There is much still to do - only the end of the track ahead intimidates.

Time is mine now, so I remember, sometimes deliberately, sitting in the warm sunshine, sometimes because my mind, as if keen to help, suddenly gives me a flash of memory, a vivid picture which, like an exploding rocket, illuminates a moment in life; and then fades.

I have seen its dark side but, in general, the world has been kind to me. I have few regrets, I have many blessings, so these thoughts are offered as a celebration of a fortunate life.