As I walk along my country road each day I have many opportunities to just take in my environment and listen.  It’s amazing what a person can digest when there are not a lot of other influences to permeate the brain.  There are intricate sounds everywhere.  The gravel crinkles as I walk.  Leaves rustle in the trees.  Underbrush snaps with the scurrying of small creatures.  The birds flit about with their delightful songs.  My mind is acutely aware of all that is going on around me because there is nothing or no one else around to interfere. Now if only I could do as well listening when God is speaking…