A Rhythm to the Day

When we are at home, there is a rhythm, a schedule that we follow each day.  It gives our lives a sort of normal schedule to follow day by day and week by week.  Here in this lovely camp in West Virginia, we are completely off the grid.  We were expecting spotty cell service as the camp is a hollow, in the mountains of West Virginia.  But spotty it is not.  We are completely without a single bar of cell service and no TV service or radio either for that matter.

My first thoughts were, oh dear how will I communicate?  How will I post to my Blog?  This lack of connection to family and the news of the world forces us to slow down and look around us.  Yesterday, we saw several sets of fawns.  They were most likely born in the spring or not so long ago. They still have the distinctive white spots that help camouflage them from predators.  One set was accompanied by their mother.  They were right in the midst of the camp, peacefully grazing.  They seem to have no fear of the campers but they do keep a watchful eye out in any case.  Last evening after our dinner, we sat at the kitchen table playing Jenga.  As we started to put the game back into its box, I looked out the window and there just steps from our camper was a doe.  She was enjoying the young, tender shoots of plants that cover the ground.  Around here with all the shade and rain, the ground is covered with moss and other ground cover types of vegetation with a small amount of grass mixed in.  We watched her as she worked her way across the yard, up the hill and finally disappeared into the trees.  Somehow watching her brought with it a peaceful relaxation for us and a great deal of pleasure too.  One small pay back for not having connectivity.

So today, we will drive down to the village where there is cell service.  We will find a spot to sit for a while and catch up on texts, messages and post to my blog.  Since we did not warn family of the upcoming “off the grid” state we would enjoy, we don’t want anyone to be concerned at our silence.  Afterwards, we will return to this peaceful retreat and enjoy two more days of whatever Mother Nature reveals to us.