It’s another beautiful day in NE AL (NorthEast Alabama) up on Lookout Mountain. Oh, yes, Lookout is in Chattanooga, but it happens to be rather long, stretching nearly to Gadsden. At least that’s what the highway signs say.
By the way, today’s song in my head (or in FB speak: simh) is “Words” by Andy Gibb. A beautiful song by a very talented but troubled young man who went away much too young. While I was still in bed this morning, my mind was singing parts of this.
Summertime here on the mountain means grass is very prolific-especially the wet Summers. This year it is very hard to keep the yard trimmed. We have a huge yard to mow, especially without a riding mower of some kind. Our landscape artist (my wife) has done wonders for how the 13 acres looks—oh, it just seems like its that big—1.3 acres. She has turned a blank backyard (had one lone tree on the whole place when we moved here) into clusters of decor with winding paths and several sitting areas, fire pit, little bridge over a mostly empty water runoff swag, a trellis with something which blooms covering it, and flowers, and trees, etc! We have blueberries, young apple trees, and quick growing trees like maple, tulip poplar and Leland Cyprus. Whew!
When we left Texas a good friend gave us a swing frame, so we built a “ground patio” (that’s a deck wood floor that sits on the ground) under our one tree. When we’re not working or mowing, sometimes we sit there and enjoy the breeze, the growing landscape—even good neighbors who come over to chat. We’ve named the swing after our friend, but we haven’t told him for fear he would think too highly of himself. We miss our Texas friends.
My day today is going to be busy—this morning I’m in my daughter’s Blue Jug Alkaline Water & Health Market, afternoon may involve more mowing, more bible study—oh, wait! the Cubs are probably on TV! Never mind the work, the Cubs are on!
Keep you priorities correct, right?
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