Timers

I realized yesterday that our lives are now run by timers. It was a subtle transition. Jack likes to let nap take him away in the afternoon, so he set the timer so he would wake to feed the dog at 4:45 pm. Then he would be awake for the news at 5:00 pm. I would be out in the yard weeding! He would lean out the door and say, 'it is almost 5!' So I would pack up, water what I had weeded, and come in so I could make our popcorn meal, sit and watch the news after cleaning myself up from the weeding. Then I started taking a timer, shaped like an apple, out with me. There are other timers during the day that I hear, can't remember what for, but now the cat and the dog are paying attention to the timers. The cat comes in from yard on the 4:45 timer. Time to feed her also.

When we ride our bike we have the speedometer on the bike telling us our speed, mileage, average speed, and there is a clock telling us time, so there is another silent timer! We do about 6-7 miles in 45 minutes depending on what there is to talk about or to look at on our ride. We count the deer up the hill near Washington Park, 14 yesterday. Lots of fawns in various age attire. We see small bucks with budding antlers, spikes they are called. Haven't seen any raccoons lately, but various cats, and elderly dogs, and eagles flying overhead.

As I get older, having to watch various areas of my day to day life so I won't fall, so I won't sever some part of my anatomy, so I won't run into other cars, so that I notice lights and cross walks, so that I can find the right word, remember names, birthdays, and who my relatives are remaining in my life, maybe a timer is really a great idea. Ringy Dingy!