One thing leads to another....

See this cowboy? Nice, huh?

See, the thing was, I was reading a blog that I came across, and halfway down the page, I came across this guy. Ooohh La La. If I were younger. At my age, I really prefer a guy with a little wear on the tires. Someone who's lived a good life and has the wrinkles or gray hair to prove it.
But still... he's cute if you like that type of thing.


But that picture got me thinking of cowboys and cowboy photos. A lot of things strike me that way and I just luuurve to come across a topic and then google photos of whatever it is that crosses my mind. Thinking of food leads me to "food photos" or houses to "house photos". In this case, Mr. Hunky led me straight to cowboy photos.

And you know what? As cute as he may be, there are so many more interesting and thought-provoking photos that you can come across, if you just do a little looking. So I looked.

This one just strikes me somehow.

It makes me wish I was there, brewing up some cowboy coffee for my man and gnawing on a piece of jerky or hardtack. Not that I know what hardtack is, but I still want to gnaw on some.

I showed this one to my guy, and he had a totally different impression than I did.

I see sweat and heat and determination... hard work and dreams.

Whereas my guy saw something different. I can't remember what it was though.

Mainly because I wasn't listening.

I know this one is a picture of a couple of cowboys going to a revival meeting, but for some reason, it reminds me of my Grandpa . Grandpa used to ride his horse to revivals and meetings and just take his time getting there. He would have wanted to take his time I guess, since as a Quaker "minister" he always wore a suit or his best clothes to meeting - or at least that's what I was told. I saw him dressed for Sunday Meeting's plenty of times, but I never actually saw him on a horse. I guess after all those years of listening to family stories and memories, I've just got this "vision" in my head.... and this one matches it exactly.

So my whole point is that one thing can lead to another. You can start out with one thought or one idea in mind... and if you just let yourself go with the flow and keep your mind open to possibilities, there's no telling where you'll end up.

As nice as that photo is of the young cowboy, it's not always what you think it is.

My opinion? He's just a pretend cowboy... and I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts that after that photo was taken, he put his Metallica t shirt back on and drove off in his Mustang.

Learn to think outside the square... and give me the "real deal" any time.