I bought a 200-acre 'farm'. Really, it had never grown a crop and was zoned for forestry. From our standpoint, it had three things going for it. A dec...nt road ran along one edge. It had a good artesian spring that provided excellent soft water, even in the driest weather. And it included a hilltop that was higher than anything nearby.From that hilltop, we had marvelous views of the coast range and across the valley to the Cascades, including, on a clear day, Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, and the. “I'm sorry.” I said to them, “I have nothing for you, not even a... Oh, wait!”I remembered the little biscuit in its plastic wrapper that came with my coffee and crumbled it before unwrapping it.“Here you are.” I said, spreading out the crumbs for them at the opposite side of my table. They flew across and pecked at the tiny crumbs, taking them back to the other table before eating them.“Bitte Schon.” You are welcome, I replied, smiling, to the imagined thank you from them as they fluttered to. "Are you all right, my Dear?" he asked. "You weren't affected by the news?" Yes, I'm fine Gerald," Maureen told him with relief on her face. "Mothers are more accustomed to the news of their Daughters marrying. Are you all right, now?" Yes, I think so," he answered, as he sat down on one of the benches."Now that you have returned, we'll all be moving over to the Commander's house for the night. My Rangers, and the rest of us will be leaving in the morning for Mount Sterling. The second platoon. I'm sorry for getting carried away. It's just this thing ...." her voice pettered off. There was no need for her to explain how that 'thing' had taken over her brain. I had twenty years experience in dealing with penis-driven activity, and invariably most was pretty unexplainable.She put her arm around me, and I lean't into her and cried; in that moment all my confusion and emotions simply poured out.For mutual support we cuddled up, and time just seemed to drift. The next thing we knew it.