Heart of Gold
““Thank the Lord for such a beautiful afternoon,” the reverend said, his eyes lifted heavenward.
He was right, of course. It was a beautiful day. The air was warm, the fresh scent of pine surrounding them as the buggy carried them south from Grand Coeur on their way to the Crawford ranch. It surprised Shannon a little, the way she felt about the passing countryside. She hadn’t thought any of it nearly as pretty on the day the stage had delivered them into town over a month before. She’d found only things to criticize then.
“Look.” Her father pointed toward the hillside on the opposite side of the creek that followed the road.
It took her a few moments to see the deer drinking at the water’s edge. Camouflaged by the hillside, trees, and underbrush behind them, there were two spotted fawns, three doe, and a buck. The buck lifted his head to observe the Adairs pass, watchful but unalarmed.
Not so very long ago, there had been plenty of deer in her beloved Virginia, but they’d disappeared ...after three years of war.MoreLess
He was right, of course. It was a beautiful day. The air was warm, the fresh scent of pine surrounding them as the buggy carried them south from Grand Coeur on their way to the Crawford ranch. It surprised Shannon a little, the way she felt about the passing countryside. She hadn’t thought any of it nearly as pretty on the day the stage had delivered them into town over a month before. She’d found only things to criticize then.
“Look.” Her father pointed toward the hillside on the opposite side of the creek that followed the road.
It took her a few moments to see the deer drinking at the water’s edge. Camouflaged by the hillside, trees, and underbrush behind them, there were two spotted fawns, three doe, and a buck. The buck lifted his head to observe the Adairs pass, watchful but unalarmed.
Not so very long ago, there had been plenty of deer in her beloved Virginia, but they’d disappeared ...after three years of war.MoreLess
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