Photo was taken recently near Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford (Irl)

Why these straw bales have not been removed from the field I don’t know, but already the first frosts are sitting nicely on top of them!

Thought on Friday – November – 18/11/2011

‘True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.’ ~Charles Caleb Colton

Two men were traveling together, when a bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could. The bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other traveller descended from the tree, and jokingly inquired of his friend what it was the bear had whispered in his ear. “He gave me this advice,” his companion replied, “Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger!” Which leaves us to ponder who are my true and dearest friends? Would I stand with them no matter what? Has a friend stood by me during a crisis in my life? Do I need to appreciate my friends a bit better?