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| Marlene Terry |
I work a
little part time job for a sewing machine dealer along with coworkers who I have
found to be fun and interesting. Especially love that most of them seem to enjoy that aforementioned mystery and adventure ... even though there are many others who just
laugh at the prospect.
Take my
hubby for instance. The most lively conversations we ever have is are on that very
subject.
He'll say, after I offer a recently heard report on another crop circle
sighting: "Why would beings from other worlds come to earth with their
sole mission to make designs in fields? That doesn't make any sense at
all."
To which I
respond: "WHO CARES IF IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE?"
It's the
thought that lifts us up, excites the senses and ... well, moves daily routine
to the background for a few exhilarating moments.
What if ...
in our everyday, mundane lives, something spectacular and breathtaking,
something we can't control or explain MIGHT really exist?
That's why,
when the comment came up the other day at work that on the Internet there was a photo from the
Civil War era that showed Union soldiers
standing over a dead pterodactyl of-all-things, I could hardly wait to get home
to check it out.
OK. If you
can't resist coming back at me with a "Photoshop altered," or
"that's obviously a fake" explanation, it's time to place both your
hands over your eyes and turn away from your computer screen.
WE others, will bask in the sight of the leathery-winged,
prehistoric flying reptile that looks to have been taken down by men with olden day
firearms over 100 years ago.
Just one more "spectacular and breathtaking" thought to consider: According to the Internet source, http://www.estremecedorbook.com, the antique
sepia photo first appeared in a "Believe it or Not," type book
sometime in the late 1950s early 1960s with a caption stating the image was of an unknown bird or monster killed in 1864 during he Civil War near Vicksburg. The photo didn't debut on the Internet until much later in the 1990s. ... But for all intents and purposes, the Internet version is the
exact, same photo that appeared in the 50s/60s publication.
... Hmm. As
I said ... exhilarating!
♦ Hope
you'll let me share your stories and photos here at my new residence "In a
Nutshell." Email me at nutshellstories@gmail.com.
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