Mother’s Day

Momma’s on the left in front. Her name was Hazel. Her Mother (wearing a hat) is behind her left~~Irene. Momma’s sister is to her left~~Helen.  Momma’s Aunt is behind her and the others are her cousins visiting from California. Momma was about 14 years old.

Oh, I wish today I could tell my Momma how much I appreciate all she did for me.  She put self last.  No, “me first” in her life.  She was a giver not a taker.   

Ephesians 6: 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” 

Happy Mother’s Day.

Astrid’s hanging baskets are really pretty. Today Laura’s family went for a hike  as it is Laura’s favorite activity. Astrid picked one near Lake Catherine and Hot Springs. I can’t go along now, but wish I could because it’s one of my favorite things too.

Erin gifted me a bird cam for Mother’s Day. It was too expensive but when more birds find the food, I’ll have lots to watch. My favorite little birdy tried it.

I don’t have a walk in shower. Laura installed another hand grip. I tried it last night and I like where she put it. It’s for when I step over the side of the tub. Sig checked it out and said—next a shower chair! I guess she’s right. She gave me a cross body bag for my phone when my pants don’t have pockets. I needed it.

Logi and Asti gave me hand rails at my other two doors. I really like the way they steady me going down my steps. Installed is the best part. How nice to be a Mom and get so many nice gifts. 🎁 I’m blessed with the best children!

 

Saturday

Greta had a soccer game here last evening. Ada came hang out with me. Laura and Astrid cheered Greta at her game. I enjoyed my evening with Ada Mae! We played Candy Land, Connect Four, Princess Dominoes, Matches, and puzzled. She was tired when Mom and Greta came just before 10:00. She watched some Princess tv the last hour and I popped pop corn. She munched away and was gone too soon. I’m so glad she came.  She is an inspiration for me to linger on earth even though living gets harder each year.

2017

Astrid posted yearly pictures of the two of them in a collage. I looked back at 2017 when they first became friends. They are special to me.

2018 and below years following. 

 

Yippee

Ada is coming to visit me today. Greta has a soccer game here. I was allowed to pick between having Ada and I enjoy an evening together or watch the game. I chose staying home. Laura and Astrid will support Greta at the game. I’ll be excited all day waiting for my little friend to get here. She’s been telling me everyone how much she loves them. She told Erin she loves her 90. Greta she said 20 and Clayton just 1. I think she’s studying percentages. She said she loved her Gigi 100! 💯😊

My Ada is focused. She loves to read! I am blessed. She wasn’t able to concentrate for extended periods until she learned to read. Reading builds essential literacy skills, boosts vocabulary, and enhances cognitive development improving memory and focus. It strengthens comprehension, empathy, and emotional regulation. Reading fosters a lifelong love of learning.

And…use of digital devices—specifically tablets, smartphones, and computers—is harmful to 6-year-olds leading to eye strain, sedentary habits, and screen addiction. These devices cause cognitive behavioral problems such as reduced attention spans, increased hyperactivity, and decreased tolerance for boredom, and increased tantrums.

Officer Short sent me a commendation for bravery and assistance! Laura conveyed my story to him! He’s just being funny! I remember him as a 6th grader!

Red, White and Blue

 

Poor boy with the stolen truck and robbery of his $600 and lots more—looks like his truck hit an outbuilding. Guess this is the rest of the story.

The Indigo Bunting is sitting in the white clover but eating a seed off a grass there.

This Red Headed Woodpecker found me. I hope he keeps coming back. The crows are teaming up to knock the suet out of the feeder so I hung an aluminum pie tin at the bottom of the feeder. It’s working until they figure out what else to do,

Hump Day

Just when I thought all my Iris blooms were history, this pale yellow one blossomed. I remember digging up some that had drifted out in the pasture over the fence. I think it’s one of those. The dark yellow ones are my favorite and these are a pale yellow, but I was glad to have a new color.

I had excitement yesterday. I was crocheting in the afternoon and heard a knock at my door. I hadn’t heard or seen a vehicle. I could see it was a young small male. I opened the door and he said he’d been knocked out on the hi-way and his truck was hijacked. I called the Sheriff. I got him a bottle of water and sat with him on the porch til help arrived. He left with the deputy. He told me he knew the robber, a woman friend. I checked the inmate data and she was arrested last night. She took $600.00 from him. If I’d had that doorbell cam, I could have talked to him through the closed door. Well, I tried to do what I thought I should, but it was scary. 
 

Tuesday

I had a new bird this week— the Summer Tanager. The female is pretty too, sort of yellow to a green color. I think my favorite bird is a new one! I saw a Red Headed Woodpecker this morning. He flew away quickly but I hope he’ll return.

The Orioles are still here. Early they were yellow but now more deep orange. The Gold Finches are a deeper yellow too. Nature is a amazing.

Mowing is completed again. It’s lots easier since I’m not mowing all the way to Galla Lake. My back porch is a jumbled up mess just like me, but I enjoy the view from there.

I made a crocheted collar. Most often worn with a tee shirt dress!  The thread is heavier than the one I tried to copy. I may try again with a lighter thread.

 And Happy Mother’s Day to me! Laura created four quilted and pieced place mats for me. I told her I was afraid I’d spill something on them but she said they were made with love to use!

 

Monday

Farming 

I’m trying to start some geraniums from Astrid’s pretty plants. It’s worth a try. One plant is from $5 to $20. I can’t afford to buy plants. I bought a few from the Master Gardner Sale to support the group.

Eric saw this booger at Galla Lake. It’s a Water Moccasin. They are always fat looking. They are more aggressive than Copperheads.

This is Logan with his family. He’s the tallest between his Mother and sister in the hat. His brother is on the right. 

This is a Calico Dragonfly. 

 

Sunday

My friend Patti is a serious bee keeper. She has a bunch of hives. If I were younger, it’d be a hobby for me but I’m just too old to learn all about it. The hives when full weigh 50 pounds. I’d have trouble lifting them. She sent me a photo and asked me to find the queen. I was successful.

Logan and Astrid went to check out a used camper. It was near my favorite restaurant at Leslie, AR.  The food they selected looks appetizing.

I rode over to Pop’s Pond and spotted this wild flower. It’s Foxglove Beardtongue. It was blooming all around the Pond. Some are purple but all these were white. Foxglove, also known as Digitalis, gets this name from the Latin digitus meaning finger.  Leonhart Fuchs first invented the name for the plant in his 1542 book, based upon the German vernacular name Fingerhut,  which translates literally as 'finger hat'.  It actually means thimble to us today.   The plant is  used in heart medicines.  Parts of it are very poisonous.

 

Big Bird!

Well, I had a new “bird” at my feeders. I stayed indoors as I didn’t want to shoo them away. I noticed the male watched as his sweetheart ate her fill. He steadily turned his head like radar protecting her.   We can learn from  birds. Heads are small so their brain must be too. It doesn’t take high intelligence to love. It’s how much is in the heart.  I think she was enjoying the white clover.

Geese are monogamous and typically mate for life, forming strong, year-round bonds that last for their 10–25 year lifespan. Pairs usually form at 2–3 years old. They work together to raise young and then remain faithful until death, spending their lives together, flying south and home again. When a goose looses their mate, they grieve.  The widowed bird hangs its head, losses the desire to eat and shows signs of apathy and confusion. Sometimes they find a new partner. Amazing to me!