Good Morning and Welcome to Thursday the 21st day of June, 2018.
DA DA DA …… (supposed to be trumpet) Today is the first day of SUMMER for 2018.
It is hot in the house unless you are sitting beside the fan or by the windows which are all open for the next bit.
Downstairs has cooled off so should be okay for me, Alvin.
Last night on the bus ride home the bus “broke down.”
We were only about ten minutes into the ride from where I get onto the bus when stopped at a red light; an alarm came on.
Sounds like a phone ringing.
Anyway everyone is looking at each other.
The back doors had come open.
The driver tried to close them to no avail.
So he called it in.
After turning the bus off and “resetting the computer” the alarm went off.
He managed to get the door closed but as soon as he drove the alarm went off again.
We sat for just over 15 minutes on a full bus in the HEAT with the alarm going off and on.
He called it in again and asked for buses to stop and pick up his passengers.
By this time people had escaped from the bus.
It was kind of funny one girl went to get off and the driver told her to get back as it was unsafe.
She in turn said well others have got off and he replied that she needed to sit down (nicely).
He was in the first hour of his shift when this happened.
I think he was hot and frazzled by that time.
Anyway we all climbed off the bus.
I along with 50 of my bus mates walked back to the bus stop (behind the bus) and waited.
One bus went by and the driver was out and managed to flag him over.
I could see the “100” which is the one that I catch (there are several at that time of day).
Some woman walked to be in front of me.
So I walked over and the driver of the 100 stopped right by me.
When he opened the doors it was my regular driver (he had been late and I had not asked if he turned into the 119 which takes me straight home from downtown with a few stops).
Long story short …. only about 20 minutes late getting home.
NOW for the cute story.
This morning as Alvin and I were out for our 5 a.m. stroll I spotted this black and white cat down in the trees by the water.
It was walking along as we were coming up to the benches and trash can.
As we approached it moved and sat under the bench which I thought was very odd.
It remained there as I steered Alvin away as not to start a commotion.
As we walked by the cat remained under the bench.
I looked down on the sidewalk and saw why?
There was his catch for the morning laying on the sidewalk by the bench.
Argh, a mouse.
We quickly continued on and as we turned the bend I looked back to see the cat jumping through the air and what looked like the mouse jumping, too.
Perhaps the mouse had only been knocked out or was playing “dead.”
OR the cat was batting him all over the place.
It was quite the sight.
So that was my morning.
Just about time to leave to catch the bus.
Have to close all of the windows.
Have an awesome Thursday and first day of summer.
We are having Teddy come for a sleepover beginning tonight.
Special Hello to: my daughter who is my pride and joy and who helps people in many ways. Love you my darling.
Always, Carol & Alvin
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