Yet as in any job, there are days off. Days off for preaching, days off for training, and my favorite, days off for playing.
Since, for various reasons, I love to ride the rails, on Tuesday October 6 2009 I decided to ride LA's Metrolink train for the first time. My choice was the Antelope Valley line, since it had a final destination that seemed quite remote, with the promise of mountainous terrain to be enjoyed en route.
Trundling through the canyon between Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley, there were plenty of country scenes, such as corrals with horses and pens with goats. Then suddenly I thought I noticed two large lions (!) laying on top of a small structure. Lions? They sure looked like lions!
When I got home I found that the train had passed by the Shambala Preserve. Run by actress Tipi Hedren who lives onsite, the preserve is home to over 60 big cats, including a Liger!
The first time I'd ever heard of a Liger was in the movie Napoleon Dynamite. One day I'd like to see one in person.
Wow! That was really cool. Not working can get addicting. Last year I worked an average of 20 hours a week and it was heaven...of course, I was broke and had to eat Top Ramen and Cool Aid, but I had plenty of time for the outdoors! I love saying Liger.
ReplyDeleteTipi Hedren she was in the movie....'The Birds'.
ReplyDeleteCool trip mate, just your cup of tea I think!
Dah Gooz~ I'm glad you put it that way. That will help me recognize (possibly) that I have an addiction, when the time comes.
ReplyDeleteYour mention of Top Ramen reminds me that when I was single, one of my favorite dinners to prepare was a little dish I called "Top Ramen with Can O Tuna Dumped In". One evening I served it to a friend, a brother, who was grieving the loss of a sibling and needed to stay the night so as not to be alone.
At the time, I just thought he was "full" when he asked to take home the rest of his Top Ramen with Can O Tuna Dumped In". I put it in a plastic container and sent him on his way with it the next morning.
It was years later, when I was married and recounting the tale, that Wendy tactfully helped me to see that perhaps he wasn't really "full" and that maybe he just couldn't get any more down.
chux~ hello, mate! Thanks for commenting. "The Birds", eh? Been a long time since I've seen that film, if ever, but I do recall that it's based upon a story by one of my favorite authors Rebecca DuMarnier. (Unless I'm wrong and it was written by someone else). I'll be thinking of you if we rent it.
ReplyDeleteRebecca DuMarnier? Is that a weird way of saying Daphne du Maurier? Never heard of that author, couldnt find anything with a quick google search either.
ReplyDeleteI'm defo hooked on seeing what my mate is getting up to!
keep up the posting - love to Wendy from us!
Chux~ OOPS yes you're right. I must have confused Daphne du Maurier's novel Rebecca for her own first name. Not the first time I've made that mistake!
ReplyDeleteBy coincidence I'm reading her novel Flight of the Falcon right now.
Sorry for the late reply.
Hey, where you been? Long time no Chux blog!