Tonight, we went to a party.  On a farm.  Our good friends’ farm.

I saw lots of old friends.  Not only are they old, but we have been friends for decades.  Decades.  Old friends in more than one facet.

This can be a mixed bag…. at times.  But tonight, it was truly good to spend time with most all of them.

I can tell you this much.  Our parties sure have changed over the past 25 or 30 years.  There is just as much party in the party…. but now it is more about trading eyeglasses…. rather than passing around shot glasses.

Years ago… things really started to get rolling around 10 or 11 p.m.  And now… most of us are home in our jammy pants by that point.

But it was a good night, overall.

Of course…. another one of the highlights, besides the friends, were their dogs.

Sometimes… I am sure I can speak dog.

A few hours ago…. I met this dog named Chance.
I am pretty sure he was saying….
“Lady. For the love of peat, will you put that camera down, and get my head out of this thing?”

Yes, indeed.  It seems there are times when it is easier for me to comprehend what a dog is thinking, than it is to understand what some of those old friends are thinking.

But I guess friends change.  People change.  Time changes.  As I mentioned, it can be a mixed bag.    Some good, some bad.

I simply know that I am glad for all the good times we have shared in the past.  Those days are long gone.  Now the present time is here for us to be “here” in a different way than we have been before.  Our times have changed.

I guess… when it comes right down to it… ….perhaps….  just because your head gets wedged between two metal bars… doesn’t mean you have to keep it there.