A rushed morning at the farm, I’m off for a regularly scheduled exam with my primary care physician, Dr. Dodge. I’ve got lots to write about, and my Leica seems to be working, thanks to hours of generous time given to me by my Leica friends. I’m happy and releived, and I’m grateful. I’m also out the door. I just had time for one photo. More later.
18
October
Bedlam Morning, Friday, October 17, 2024. Off To See My Primary. The Leica Lives!
by Jon Katz
such magical photo/thank you jon,maria all animals
too bad the Lieca Lives, was hoping it was the end of the boring blog….Beautiful morning, manure throw, and the Cambridge food (and tampon & diapers & wipes) pantry…repetitious,,,badly needs new content to stay viable.
Tyea, thanks for your loyalty to my blog. Good morning to you, too. A friend who works at a big tech company told me that messengers like you are the most loyal blog readers one could have, and here you are, telling me I need new content but following me closely every day. This gave me a new way of looking at online cruelty. You sure don’t seem bored to me.
Jon, congrats on writing the perfect response to a snarky reader! I can provide a counter-balance to what she said. I live in Sarasota, FL. At midnight on Oct. 10, I briefly stood in my driveway in the eye of Hurricane Milton. AFter the eye passed, all hell broke loose. Winds up to 165 mph. My city has been decimated. I went 8 days without power and just got it back yesterday. Once I got online, one of the first thing I opened, in my Inbox, was your blog. Never had I been so happy to see Maria’s manure throw, you scratching Zip’s ear, and Fate ‘chasing the sheep’. Unfortunately, I missed the tampon story. To me, the blog was reassurance that although my life had taken a turn for the worse, life, joy, love, and daily routine were still happening in another part of the world. Your blog showed the normal, everyday events in a happier place. It comforted me and gave me hope. When your world has been turned upside down, there is nothing more beautiful than pictures of a routine, ordinary day on Bedlam Farm.
Susan, you had us in tears. You captured everything we want our lives and our blogs to be. It is an emotional thing to read a message like that so beautifully written so heartfelt so touching and so affirming it may be very glad to be doing what I’m doing and to commit to keep on doing it you’re going to the heart of what I’ve always wanted the blog but took a while, figuring out, I’m sorry you had to suffer so much and I hope you will be able to piece your life together. I have a feeling from your message that you will our part. We will keep doing what we are doing because it brings comfort to so many people for reasons that sometimes escape us, but our obvious, so much for writing this. My thoughts and prayers will be with you as you try to put your life back together again and I’m so sorry for your suffering. You make my life and work worth living and doing, please stay in touch and Wright often and let us know if we can do anything to help you Jon and Maria