Well here we are at Friday, June 5th, 2020.
The birds are singing, the sun is shining and there is only an ever so slight breeze.
All in all, perfection.
Alvin is resting beside me on his little bed.
I am typing these words.
Last night after work we went for another full night.
My toes seem to be less purple with each passing day.
Thank goodness as it is one week today.
I am ever so careful on my trips up and down the stairs.
Always using the railing and careful making each step.
No point in tempting fate.
Not this girl.
The walk by the way was incredible.
So nice …. bit windy but beautiful.
Tonight after work as I am on the regular shift that would be 4:00 p.m.
Walking, feed Al and then do some gardening.
The weekend forecast is rain.
I would like to take my brand new grass trimmer and trim the grass in the backyard.
Both shrub/flower beds need to be weeded especially the back.
The front I can lean into to weed but the back one I have to actually climb up the stone retaining wall to do any weeding.
I was not feeling very comfortable doing that with an injured foot.
But feeling like I can do that tonight.
Then water all of the beauties.
That will then be that!!
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Somedays I feel like adding a poem.
I wrote this many thirty years ago.
I cannot imagine that now.
Just wanted to share it again.
Maybe it will be new for some of you that read my blog and if not, I hope that you enjoy it.
A DREAM
I had a dream late last night,
Of sparkling white sandy beaches,
Palm trees swaying in a sweet scented breeze,
Of clear blue skies and water, clear blue,
Of monkeys, elephants and parrots, too.
When I awoke and looked all around,
It was a dream, so I had found.
The picture is somewhat sadly different.
My sandy beaches are cluttered with garbage.
The palm trees have been removed, replaced with malls.
The breeze smells bitter — terribly so,
The monkeys, elephants where did they go?
We have come too far, too fast,
The signs have been there,
But we did not see, due to our hungry greed
From horse drawn sleighs to gas powered cars,
From tin and glass to Styrofoam and plastic jars,
From all that technology we still didn’t learn
That we’re literally burning our planet — our Earth.
The time has come to join together,
Mothers, Fathers, Sons and Daughters,
If we learn to reduce, recycle and reuse
We can save our planet —
The gem in our universe. Our Earth!
Written for Amanda’s school play at W.H. Ford School
By Carol Lewis on November 28th, 1990
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Wishing you an awesome Friday.
Filled with much joy, laughter, more kindness and always respect.
I/We remain,
As Always, Carol & Alvin
My New Life @ 51 