I am always taken by surprise by the splendor of Spring. I love the green of the grass and the smell of freshly mown yards is something to dream about. The birds have returned to the Blessed Life Ranch and we have added two to our list of almost 70 species--the Yellow Warbler and the Common Snipe.
Believe it or not it was only 24 degrees this morning. Last night BB covered the few flowers I have planted so far and the radishes had to do the best they could on their own. It is almost the first of June and I am covering up flowers because of frost---this just doesn't seem right.
We had a busy week traveling to Bismarck on Thursday, Devils Lake on Saturday and celebrating Memorial Day on Monday. The visit to Bismarck was to see some dear friends from India and very special friends from 'back home'. It brought back many simply luscious memories from our trip to India in 1997. The visit on Saturday was to see my mom, now 88 and still living on her own. We had a wonderful time together and even found out some interesting details about how she met my dad, the Ellis Island experiences of my grandparents and other snippets from her life.
We've got some of the garden in; we plant about 11,000 square feet. The weeds are doing really well even with it being a bit dry. The radishes are up but the corn, lettuces, spinach, peas and onions are still in hiding; one can't blame them considering this morning's frigid start.
What a blessing though to live in America where, even if the crop fails, we will not go hungry.
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.
2 comments:
Could we have the story about how she met grandpa :)
Grandma Blanche was working nights at the old General Hospital in Devils Lake in 45 or 46. She had a male friend (just friends, she said) who asked her to meet him at the Great Northern Cafe and he would buy her breakfast. This person apparently knew Daddy. Daddy walked into the restaurant and they were introduced. He inquired later about Mom and got her number. The rest is history.
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