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1st to mind

Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. – Interesting task from the daily prompt.

It was a string of thoughts, first thing this morning. As I sat at the keyboard wondering if I was going to make pancakes or bacon for breakfast, then I read this question while my back is having a spasm and I’m thinking is this going to be an all-day thing or one off.

I get tired of pain. It comes with age, the wear and tear of jobs and activities over the years. The mind changes to accept some or a lot of pain somedays and nobody is the wiser for it. Other times it’s harder to hide.

Pain wakes me, and if it doesn’t it always says good morning at some point.

I’m not sure of the time, but it’s been in the last few years, that I’ve had to start thinking about what activities I do and how I go about them. Something simple like cutting the lawn and trimming and cleanup. It used to be a one-day thing. I split it now into two. I didn’t consciously do this, but I just found myself doing it and realized it in the last year or two.

Finding myself taking a break, after washing the cars before I clean the interiors. All kinds of little things like that. Well at least I’m thankful that I’m still here and up and around to do things I’ve done all my life. Just a little slower.

Reminder, regardless of how I wake, be it physical or mental pain, concern about family and friends, or bills or the car that needs to be replaced. I always pause and smile for a bit for the shot at another day.

As usual I’ve rambled on too long. Have a great Sunday.

If bacon isn’t the first thought of the day, it’s usually in there somewhere. Photo by Mike Hartley


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First

Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. – Interesting ask from the daily writing prompt.

Do I go to the local car show this morning, or cut the yard, was the first thought. There is no chance of rain, but the clouds are thick.

Option 1) I have 2 hours to wash my car, dry it off, shower myself, do 2 blog posts, charge the camera batteries, move the mower outside and drive to the car show this morning to work on my photography.

Option 2) But if it stays cloudy, I might ditch the show and cut and maintain the yard this morning. Then hopefully later it might clear up and warm up a bit. I could spend some time cruising with the top down and photograph a few other things on the list.

Decisions decisions.

I tried to enlist this crews help, but they were busy. Photo by Mike Hartley


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A bit of sadness

Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. – The Daily Writing prompt instructs today.

As I sat down at the computer this morning, I was thinking about one of my best friends flying out this morning to be with his sister who is in hospice as I read this prompt. His entire family is on my mind. I’ve been together with many of the siblings for many decades. Especially, the two oldest, who mean the world to me.

It got me thinking that at this age comes a lot of sorrow and grief to navigate through each year. I’ve noticed the increase in the last decade as we have lost family and close friends. It will only increase.

A few months back when the people organizing the 50th high school reunion next year were looking for some people I had to reply that two of my neighborhood childhood friends and classmates had passed.

In the past, I haven’t dealt with death well. I’m going to have to get better at it.

This reminds me that I should reach out to someone I’m estranged from and tell them I love them before anything were to happen to either of us. We have too much history to end this way.

Photo by Mike Hartley