QUIET NIGHTS AND NOSTALGIA

Well it is a tranquil evening, perfect for  recording  nostalgic events of times past. Outside temperature is in the 50 's and there is drizzle in the air. Oh what a peaceful night . One of those  that always leads to reflecting on life and missed opportunities . This is the times when fond memories of past vacations with long departed family members visit. Times when childhood friends appear as  ghosts in our minds not as they look today but in the decades long ago . The bell bottoms ,monkey shirts , and longish hair, which were  all common as  sunshine on a summers day. Ambition consisted of winning the neighborhood  hockey game in the parking lot of  the local  post office. Judy giving us the cold shoulder, not having the brand name  displayed on our jeans, these were the crises of yesterday. Today we look back on childhood  "problems"  with amusement. Today we have mortgage problems, today our  employment could end, today we could receive devastating news  from our physician concerning our selves or a loved one . How many of us can truly say our hearts do not  pang for the simple problems of yesteryear.... particularly on those quiet summer nights when gentle raindrops whisper in our ears of past victories and defeats.

PEACEFUL THOUGHTS

I had Friday afternoon off and of course, today and Sunday. Since my  resumed interest in photography has led me to several interesting places, many that I have not visited since my early 20s on even  earlier in some cases. It is pleasant to see areas that you haven't seen in years ,some have changed dramatically while others look the same, only smaller. Places such as Ball's Falls where I winter camped with my scout group in the mid eighties, Decew Falls where I went on numerous hikes again in the  eighties.Isn't it interesting when we visit houses we lived in as children or schools we attended always appear so much larger in our memories and as adults they can truly appear almost cramped ! Well one more day to go  before back to work and the unrealistic expectations they process. Oh what happiness I could have if only the lottery gods would play at my house . Some of the proceeds would go to help the needy, some to the Alzheimer's society ( as my mother passed away from complications as a result of that disease ) ,some to family and friends. Wow no more work! what dreams ! Oh well back to work on Monday I guess only to hope the gods of the lottery will come to play !