~UP At 4 am~

Started out foggy this morning, but its

turned out to be a nice day, not too hot,

which I am very glad. I woke up this

morning and got UP at 4:15. ive been

up since. I couldn't sleep and got tired

of trying to sleep and decided to just

get up.
Ive not done too much of anything but

get on this computer. I did sit in the

doorway and drank my coffee tho. I

noticed while I was there that I have

some wild strawberries growing under

the peonies. Penny tasted them last

year and said they are NOT good to

eat tho, not like other wild strawberries

ive tasted..
When I was younger I knew some places

that had wild strawberries. One of the

rules up north is that if you know of a

spot to pick berries, no matter what kind,

you NEVER tell anyone,its your private

spot..
My dad loved to go berry picking and so

did I. My mom never went but did all the

cleaning and prep when Dad and I brought

them home. I would hear my mom call

me to get up by saying "Lois! Daddy is

going berry picking, get up if you want to

go!" That was all it took and I hit the floor

running to make sure he didn't leave with

out me. :-)

We would pick raspberries or blueberries

and strawberries. When our pails were full

we would head back to the house. We always

left some for the animals. I told dad one day

"lets pick them ALL!" Dad smiled and said,

"NO, we cant do that honey, we need to

leave some for the bears and deer and the

animals, they like sweet treats like these

good berries. We have to share. Im sure

they have been here, see their prints on

the ground? They left some for us, so we

need to not be greedy and leave some too".

After that I always made sure when I went

back to these berry spots when I was an

adult to leave some for the animals..

I'm kinda tired so I'm gonna eat some of my

sandwich spread and take a nap.. I'm still

a GORGEOUS WEEBLE, keep well and

God Bless...

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You" is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you 'friend'.

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...