I'm Afraid Of The Dark

We live on a farm several miles from town. During a typical day we maybe have 5 vehicles go by our place. It's very peaceful and quiet, and at night, it's very very dark. That's why we have a yard security light, as do most farms. They resemble your typical street light and are set up in a central location on your farm so that you can see outdoors at night. Without that light, it's literally pitch black outside.

A few days ago our security light burned out. I honestly don't remember the last time it burned out, so it's been a very long time. You know the saying that you don't appreciate what you have until it's gone (or something like that). Yea, well, I greatly appreciate our light. I miss our light. I NEED our light. I called the light company 3 days ago to get it fixed and here I sit, still with no security light.

I had to run out to my car last night to get something I forgot and I seriously got creeped out. I didn't want to turn on our outdoor house light because then all the bugs would swarm to it and they'll all fly into the house when I open the door (another benefit of a security light...the bugs are more attracted to it). So I grabbed a flashlight and I peeked out the door and shined the flashlight all around. I made our dog Ringo go out with me, because everyone knows that all mass murderers are terrified of 30lb shaggy dogs who like to give high 5's.

I realize that where I live is extremely safe. As a matter of fact there have only been 2 robberies in the 20+ yrs of living her and those were people who knew them. To my knowledge there have never been any rapes, murders, or kidnappings. Still, I watched enough scary movies in my younger days to know just what can be lurking out in the darkness. And goodness knows we have plenty of places for them to hide. Heck, an entire family of Freddies & Jasons could live in our barn alone.

I made a mad dash to the car, retrieved the item I needed, and then made a mad dash back to the house. Ringo beat me to the door, so I'm guessing he might not have been such good help after all. It appears he's more afraid of the dark than I am, which is not a good quality to have in your bodyguard.

So it looks like I'll be calling the electric company again today. I'll just keep singing "This little light Of Mine" until we get our light back.