Watching the Cutlet try to climb one of our trees earlier this week brought to mind that song about the ant and the rubber tree plant. You know the one, right? Good, because that's all I remember. No matter how hard it was, he kept trying. That, my friends, is determination ... the kind of determination only people under 10 seem to have. Do we outgrow it? Or do we just forget what it's like to focus so clearly on a goal? So many distractions, so little time.
What did we all do when there were no e-mails, cell phones and Internet sites to visit? I think we knew how to relax just a tad better. And maybe, just maybe, it was easier to imagine ourselves perched on the uppermost limbs of the trees we so very much wanted to climb.
That is a GREAT picture, T.
The Cutlet is like a kid now, what's up with that?
Nice picture.
Agree with your sentiments about life being far more simple and perhaps enjoyable without the influence of technology.
(Then again, were it not for computers and blogging how would we share these ideas so quickly!? ;-) )
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/f/frank-sinatra/55241.html
after reading this, I had to go find it...and now, of course, cannot get that song out of my head!!
Just what makes that little ol' ant....?
Hey T -- Cutlet is NOT a cutlet any longer. He's getting to be a hmmm, junior Tbone? I'd say PF, but that title is already taken...
:)
Crazy to think about the simple life and simple (non-electronic) breaks/vacations. What *DID* we do?
Take Care!
The Cutlet is still a Cutlet. He's adorable!!!
Hooray for climbing trees!!