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April 29, 1982 - At Last -- Breakfast OutdoorsSECOND SECTION � puY � UtY I April 29, 1982 At Last -- Breakfast Outdoors There's no better time of the day than early morning. The world is all yours. Most are asleep as the sun comes up, but not us. As soon as the warm weather arrives the order of the day is: Get up early and be out. As I walked through the pasture dew had coated every blade of grass and my leaky shoes felt the cool wet underfoot. There was still a chill in the air but that would disappear along with the dew as the sun climbed higher and highers. Over on the Main Road an occasional car headed east, its lights still on... they'd been traveling a long time. I imagined a car loaded with anxious fishermen heading for the flounder grounds out in the bay. Some probably came from as far away as New Jersey, others from Brooklyn, Queens and parts west; all coming out to the country, away from their cement and asphalt. We take so much for granted with our countryside all about us ... its bays and creeks and still unpolluted waters. Some of us here hardly realize what we have. This is the best time of the day to get things done. It's not too cold and you have that new sharp energy and zip that makes almost any job achievable. Right now it's straightening up winter's sprawl. Of course, this includes the usual leaf raking and the general yard work but then there 'w are the extras. the trimming of broken limbs, the cutting back of bushes so they won't grab you as you mow the lawn. Fences Need Mending With animals in the pasture, the fence has to be mended. All animals, if left long >' enough, will reach over the fence to that so- called greener pasture on the other side and in so doing will break or pull out parts of the fence railing. Years ago it wasn't too bad to replace these but today with skyrocketing costs I find myself patching rather than replacing. After about an hour's work my wife has breakfast ready and we eat out for the first time. There seems to be a glow in the air. From now on every meal we can, we will eat out. We often chuckle to ourselves that people pay exorbitant prices just to travel to a place to eat out but few of these very travelers think of taking full advantage of their own backyard. With a little ingenuity a spot can usually be found that's out of the wind and in the sun — just perfect for eating. Then once outside with all the trimmings of a hearty breakfast, your day can't go wrong. Just this morning we sat as the world awoke around us. The trees were budding, flowers had already bloom- ' ed and the green rye in the back fields spread out like a great sea. Life couldn't be more complete. Yet I feel for those who can't get out. It must be difficult. But then there's always that hope of the future when things will be better and they'll have an opportunity to live closer to the world around them again. Book of Memories What a wonderful thing our memory is. No one can take it away from you and you always have it to fall back on. The reason I mention this is that a very delightful elderly lady has just written me a short note regarding my articles. They brought fond memories back to her. As a sort of thank you, she sent along a booklet of her younger years she wanted her grandchildren to know about. Like many of the things I've expressed through the years, they were not monumental but all were true and all were part of her life. I read through her memoirs and could easily picture her growing up in our rural world -- little things that to me meant she had lived a wonderful full life. No great ocean voyages or far -off travels, just plgin growing up with a multitude of little ev�nts in the country of yesteryear. Truly th t is what it is all about and what makes life worthwhile. Like eating out on a beautiful quiet morning, there's nothing really earth- shattering about it. It's something you do or you don't. We had breakfast on a most wonderful morning in spring. Each day we'll watch the seasons change just a bit from our backyard, and create something special between us. It's our time. Perhaps what I'm saying is that we all have to �0(�N7v Of�1 GtY���SML�i� make our own world and forget for the most part much of the other. Some one of these mornings like in the past, we'll be greeted by a mother chicken and her young. One hen always seems to sneak off and be gone for about a month while the mystery of life is created below her in a warm nest. Once hatched, she'll come out and show her brood off clucking loudly, as every mother does. Every year so far it's happened and like so many things that spring brings us, it renews our faith in the future. PAULSTOUTENBURGH PROUD MOTHER - -Each spring there's that inner urge for nature's flock to reproduce. 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