We revisited Charlie’s Pasture. This time we chose to walk some of the
trails. One short trail took us to the edge of a pond where nice benches were
built on a deck. Very comfortable seating while we rested and watched the
waterfowl.
Our next choice was a trail over the salt flats. In the interest of
full disclosure, I will state now that the trail was much longer than we were up
to, and we did not go the entire distance. Nevertheless, it was an interesting
walk so far as we went.
As we strolled down the board walk, we saw imprinted into the soil below
many footprints of quite a variety of critters. Soon enough we came to a sign
board which had been erected to help visitors identify the creatures by their
footprints. We found that several of these animals had been using the wash below us.
And this got me to thinking about the pathway of life, and the footprints
we leave behind as we travel along its way. Like the animals, I think that in our absence we can be
identified by the footprints we leave on the hearts and minds of
those with whom we have had contact.
What sort of creature are you? Will folks look with pleasure and
fond memories on your “footprints”?
7 comments:
A wonderful lesson woven into this post. We should all be wary of the tracks we leave~
Shelly, some things are just worth thinking about.
Grace, thank you; happy to share it.
Grace, p.s. Sorry I "lost" your comment.
Do you know the song "May the Footprints that we leave lead them to believe and the lives we live inspire them to obey" - it's one of my favorites. Good reference there.
Shark, sorry to say I don't, but I need to look it up.
Shark, sorry to say I don't, but I need to look it up.
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