Apples for April

3/12/2023

April loves apples and I love April.

For years, I ran by her never stopping to say hello. To be fair, it was often at 5 AM in the morning and it was pitch black. Still, sometimes it was daytime and I would see her in her shelter and keep on running.

Not anymore. I think someone I run with planted a seed when she started talking about how she had begun stopping to talk to "Gregory." She didn't know April's name and called her that because the donkey lives on Gregory Road.

A few months ago, I started to stop. I called to her and she came. At first, I didn't bring food. Miffed, she would turn her backside to me, but she at least let me pet her lower back. So, she couldn't have been that mad.

Now, I almost always bring apples and she trots over as if I'm a long lost friend. Her lips are soft, juice pours out of her mouth as she savors her sweet, crunchy treat, and I delight as she graces me with her presence.

What other opportunities for joy and delight have I been running by for years?

8 Comments

Fran Haley link

3/12/2023 05:31:46 am

April is absolutely adorable and looks quite satisfied! What a lovely reminder to stop and play, to make meaningful moments, for the savoring. Mutual delight here, with those offered apples. My sister-in-law lives on a farm and has donkeys. They are affectionate, smart, sweet creatures...and they drive coyotes away from the cattle.

Kate Narita link

3/12/2023 07:32:02 pm

Hi Fran,
I had no idea donkeys chase away coyotes! I never knew how sweet and affectionate they were.
Kate

Melanie C Meehan

3/12/2023 07:54:25 am

Hi Kate,
Love the back story, as well as the image of April enjoying her treat, and especially the reflection at the end.

On a different note, it seems like people are having a hard time accessing your blog through your link-- myself included. I wonder about the settings and if you could change them somehow. And, if you can't, no worries. People like me will find you!

3/12/2023 07:33:10 pm

Hi Melanie,

Hmmm... I will try using a different link and see if that helps.

Thanks for letting me know.

Kate

Natasha link

3/12/2023 11:07:34 am

I love how your last line is both literal and figurative. It's such a beautiful question to ponder.

3/12/2023 07:34:05 pm

Thank you, Natasha. I appreciate your kindness.
Kate

Ramona link

3/13/2023 02:14:07 pm

I love the photo and knowing that you have a long lost friend on your morning runs. I look forward to more joy and delight discovered and shared here.

3/13/2023 07:08:38 pm

Me, too, Ramona. Me, too!

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