Father's Day from beyond the beyond

[GoddessOfGuinness]

Yesterday, our family visited the Gettysburg, PA area for my husband's Father's Day celebration. Having spent many a Father's Day there with my dad when he was alive, it always brings back memories...all pleasant, thankfully.

In driving by fields of tall grass, I was reminded of several occasions when dad would see a ring-necked pheasant, and try to get a picture of the bird. He'd stalk so carefully, so silently, get just to the right spot, ready his camera, and the damned bird would fly away before he could snap a picture.

Dad's been gone for 10 years now, and it's been longer than that since I saw a ring-necked pheasant in Gettysburg, even though we visit often. But yesterday, as we drove past this one field, there he was staring right at me through the timothy grass.



I didn't stop, or attempt to capture the moment on film. I just drove on without even mentioning the bird to anyone.

Maybe it was coincidence or maybe it was a message from beyond. Or maybe, just maybe it was Dad's karma to return to this world as a ring-necked pheasant, and get chased around by crazy photographers and hunters and such. Whatever...it made Father's Day a little more special.

[Droopy]

1. Nice story

Beats the hell out of my father's day. I had some kind of 24 hour bug and I slept most of the day. I was conscious just long enough to give pops his present and then I passed out again.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

2. Hope you're better now...

It's not fun being sick in the summertime!

[Droopy]

3. All better now, thanks

I was a little woozy this morning, but it wore off as the day progressed. I've had something like that before except with puking. Thank God that didn't happen.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. kick

just once...

[nini]

5. if you felt him.. he was there with you.

I really believe that.. they get little messages to us in the oddest ways.

My dad has been gone 5 father's days now. I miss him quite a bit and 'visited' him at his grave yesterday which would have made him nuts because he would tell me not to bother.. :-)

great story .. thanks for sharing