Fallen...

good morning to you!

 

i must say the morning has improved with age..

 



heading down these very same steps this morning was a very different matter!

 

as usual these days

every second week mr m and i have a very early start.

just after half past three in the morning

i take him to work.

 

just as he's putting on his shoes and socks

i head out the door to warm up the car,

saying, "i'll meet you in the car".

 

that said i stepped outside and noticed the bulb in the outside light was blown.

i thought to myself...

'i'd better be a bit careful on the stairs'.

 

ha!

i can't take my own advice.

i stepped off the second to bottom step

&

bit the dirt.

 

i squealed in surprise ...and a bit of pain...

but the only creatures to notice

were the dogs across the road.

i lay in complete shock

spitting out bits of pencil pine

and dirt.

 

first check...my glasses...not broken..sigh of relief.

second check..my beautiful near new 'sacs' purple handbag...

brushing it off...it survived too.

 

nothing broken...good.

thank goodness for strong bones...and a bit of padding!

jumper...dirty.

knees...scraped.

 

later i noticed i was still finding grit in my mouth

and in my hair.

i got up very slowly...a bit embarrassed really...

at stepping out into thin air

and falling over like a school kid..hehe...

a bit pleased that it was the middle of the night, in the dark,

where the world wasn't watching.

 

i limped to the car.

mr m emerged from the house.

i told my story.

he was surprised...hehe..he didn't feel the earth quake

or hear my protest.

 

i'm all washed up now

but nursing my tender leg and a knee that's a little stiff.

i'll recover,

but today i'm a fallen woman.

 

bottom step...

i fell for you once

but never again

if i can help it!

 

unfortunately i know for sure

that i can't fly...oh well.

 

have you ever taken a fall?

 

{maybe i've been too proud lately.}

 

naturally Carol xox