I rose early this morning. I walked up the hill to the swing I erected yesterday, sat down and said "aahh." The morning was fresh and moist with not a cloud in the sky. After 30 seconds of reflection, I remembered the chain. Yeah, I looped the one side over both bars and that side only over one bar. I stood up and fixed it and sat down again. But when I looked up to see my handi-work, I saw that I'd not looped it the same, so I stood back up and fixed it again. Sitting down, I wondered, is it level, it doesn't really seem level any more. (This for a swing constructed of old trampoline parts on the side of a hill.) I missed the morning sky show!
The swing is actually pretty cool. It's one of those ideas that festered for a long time, went commentless from my husband and finally got the best of me. I do that. A normal swing frame would never work on the side of that hill. Some how this works. I knew it would. Now the only thought is how will I keep the babies from jumping off the swing and rolling down the flowerbed on the steep side of the hill into the rocks and roses. But I've planted grapes right down where they can get to them and lots of other not child friendly ideas. So I guess it will work.
I weeded, I sorted, I fixed, I cleaned. I hunted for the sets of child toys. But I missed the sky show. The roses have to be really strong and in my way before I smell them. My granddaughter is screaming. I guess that means breakfast is over. Oh darn, I missed breakfast again. Maybe if I wait long enough, the coffee will be so strong I have to smell it.
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