Re: Your Not going to like this… - Posted by AnnNC
Posted by AnnNC on October 30, 2000 at 17:00:19:
Yes, it’s easy to talk yourself out of things. And mentality is important.
I live in a house, with lots of land and trees.
Bear with me–it’s an anology.
First year, I’m too busy with my job (now former)too busy to notice the
trees. Second year, I notice pecans in the barn, along with other old stuff.,
I see that I have pecan trees, but, apparently, mine do not bear nuts.(I’m not from around here!)3rd year, I notice that I have 3 pecan trees, but, that all the nuts are gone from those dang squirrels stealing them! Just look at them! Up and down running as fast as they can! I’ve been robbed!
They work so fast and there are so many, well, there they go again. Too bad, none for me, darnit!
I can see them from my window-there’s nothing left!
I give up! 4th year, I actually walk out under the
trees…what’s this? What are these things under my feet? I collect 100’s of pecans, good ones, have enough to give to a friend. I plan that next year I will
collect them before the leaves fall and they are all hidden. That would be easy! Next year comes, and I discover that they don’t even really get going before the leaves fall, so I’ll always have to walk out in ankle-deep leaves and find them with my feet.
Very late in the season,someitme in December or January, I tie a rope around a small rock and lasso a branch, pull on the rope and shake off some more pecans.
Moral 1: things look different from inside your window than they do when you go out and walk around and learn
what is really going on.
Moral 2: Even fast squirrels leave some things behind.
Ann