Random

 Random
Today my thoughts spill out in random sequence falling into no pattern. They dodge the raindrops of my everyday life. The time between those set dates of promises and appointments come with random thoughts, but what concerns me is that I am having and remembering dreams. Usually I don’t remember my dreams, but lately remembering dreams have become routine. My phantom smells weave into these weird and unreal illusions. Now I’ll share what concerns me. Last night my night time dreams have connected with sensations. This feeling had no substance, only the feeling that it was the dream. If you have ever worn contact lenses you will understand the constant nagging sensation of having a foreign body under the lens irritating the eye. That was in essence last night’s “dream.” I was wakened with a feeling of having a dry, irritated eye or having something under my contact lens. Upon waking the feeling would disappear and my eye would feel normal. After a sip of water and a bathroom run, I would crawl beneath my blankets and fall back to sleep, only to be wakened again by the miserable chafing sensation. It wasn’t painful, just a nagging annoyance.
Last year our area was in a drought situation with the wells of many people having gone dry. The gardens were begging for relief from the dry spell and in need of rain. This year it is completely the opposite. Rain here and through much of the country has an overabundance with areas of flooding. The old adage of “Take care for what you ask, you may just get it.” Laewns are lush, long, and green because it has become a real challenge to get several days to allow the grass to be dry enough to mow. The most curious thing is that the days are extremely hot, muggy, and humid making the chore of mowing more difficult. The blessing that I have is that I have a riding mower. I don’t know what my yard would look like if I had a push mower.
Last evening was the annual picnic of the Chestnut Ridge Historical Society. It was to be held outdoors in a pavillion, but it was quickly moved indoors because of the threat of rain. That turned out to be a blessing. Although a bit crowded, the room had air conditioning. Many of our members are older with breathing problems and the air conditioning made the meal more enjoyable. My thoughts today are as random as was the menu for the picnic.