Ponder Pages

October first. A whole month since I wrote anything. Sorry. I haven't been in the mood to ponder on Ponder Pages.  The first thing I will do right now is share the first of the month picture of the swing. As you can see the trees are a little colorful, so fall is upon us. Most of the trees around my place have lost almost all their leaves. This week is colder then last week. Some of those people who say they forecast the weather are saying we could even see a little of that white stuff. The horror of it all. I'm not ready for another winter especially if it's anything like the last one. I just have to take a deep breath, let it out slow and say to myself, "I can handle anything nature has to throw at me. So be kind to me Mother Nature" I know there is so much that I should ponder. So where do I start.......... ISIS I think it's wrong for them to call themselves this. To me Isis is a Goddess. Why don't they call themselves something  like, M...

Watching the news today they talked about 6 teenagers that drowned at the same time. I understand that how it happened was that one did not know there was a drop off. The part I find  hard to believe is that of all the people there no one knew how to swim. I only want to ask is, if you don't know how to swim why do you not have some kind of flotation devise with you. Me, I'm a swimmer. But if I'm around someone who does not know how to swim I try to tell them to very careful. You never know what is under the water. They should also have something to hold onto when they are in water they are not sure of. I know they did mean to wade out so far but it happens when you lest expect it. My heart goes out to the families who lost their loved ones. Advice to all, no matter who you are if you plan on spending any time in or around the water you should know the basics even if it's just the dog paddle. And always have something with you that can float on. Even an experienced s...