How to Granny Shuffle

Granny Shuffle Defined:
When you MOVE that old body in one form or another down the road for miles. Can only be accomplished with music in ears. Accented with various warhoops AAAAAH!, HAH!, WOOOOOO!, and ARGH depending on where you are on the hill and what your speed is. Plod (putting one foot in front of the other), shuffle (actually leaving the contact of the ground), spring chicken (actual run - happens infrequently and not for long periods of time).

Who comes with:
Usually the only one stupid enough to come with me this early in the AM is Satch the coon hound. Sometimes he leaves me at the dip in the road and comes home because it's too hot (aka dip dog). Sometimes he only accompanies me to the end of the driveway and says, " forget it, Granny". He is always exuberant about going in the morning however. Sometimes one of the neighbors beagles accompany me on the shuffle. Great entertainment to what him spook up rabbits in the briars along the way.

Your personal sauna awaits:
The season is starting to heat up. I thought if I started running about 6:30 AM it would be cool. 82 degrees in the shade by the time I got back. No wonder Satch said nope, not today. I call it my daily purification stroll. Not only heals my mind and makes me mellow for the day, but also qualifies as the personal sauna by the time I get back home.

What I see:
I see all sorts of critters on the road. Deer, turkey, rabbits. Cows in the fields. I help turtles cross the road and sometimes the birds leave me feathers. The strawberries are gone but the black raspberries are out now. Soon the blackberries will be ripe (July 4th) and then it will be time for jelly and cobbler. It's a good way to start the day.

When I get home:
The closet weaver and his buddy Pete are there to welcome me at the barn. How cool is that.