What a Weekend!

If you read yesterday's post, you will know that the boys came to stay overnight. I forgot to mention that their parents were going away to celebrate their wedding, as they couldn't go last month because Michelle was still healing from her surgery. Anyway... Jordan became ill shortly after he arrived and we had to postpone the gardening we had planned. I got him settled down and about 10pm, he began feeling ill again. It took me to 3am to get him settled, but finally he fell asleep. We were both exhausted. The boys were up when I got up at 7:30am.

Jordan still wasn't feeling good and to top off the visit, Brandon had a migraine. He gets these twice a year, spring and fall. His right eye became very red and runny and he laid around with a cold cloth over his eyes to keep the light out. The boys were both very quiet today and the gardening is still not done. Their parents picked them up at 4pm and they went off home.

This afternoon the boys were resting and I decided to visit a few blogging friends. Jordan came into the computer room while I was visiting Hootin' Anni. He wanted to know what the pretty flowers were and I told him gardenias. Then he spied Anni's garden gnomes. Now Jordan loves garden ornaments and right away his demeanor brightened. He asked me if he could leave Anni a note and I told him yes. He wrote:

This is Jordan, Mary's grandson and I'm going to come to your house and get your elves because they would look great in my garden. LOL Nice to meet you. Jordan.

Anni took this all in great fun and replied to Jordan in my comments. He was ecstatic to think that my friend would actually leave him a message. Thanks, Anni, you sure brightened up this little guy's weekend. Jordan also asked me to thank everyone who commented on his not feeling well. He was quite surprised at all the attention.

Anni also told about the shirt that was planted in the foundation of the new Yankee Stadium by a Boston Red Sox fan. The shirt is on ebay and still has cement on it. I looked it up and told the boys the story and they came to see. At the time the high bid was $67,000 dollars and it will all be donated to charity. As it stands right now, it's $69,500. See the auction HERE.

Last night when Meeko and I took our final walk of the day, the moon had colored rings around it and then color jutted out underneath it, making it look like it was sitting on a sunset. I had seen rings around the moon, which are caused by ice particles in the upper atmosphere, but had never seen the effect that was beneath it. I Goog*led moonbow, but that wasn't it and I kept searching until I found what I was looking for. The ring around the moon is an indication that there is a storm coming - either rain or snow. (I hope it isn't snow.) The effect that was under the moon is called a moon dog, related to a sun dog. It was a very interesting night sky last night and I really wanted to share it.

Friday afternoon, Meeko and I took a walk along the canal that runs through the park across the street. As we walked, this is what we saw.

First the canal itself and then we approached a little foot bridge that has a wooden floor and metal sides. This area is very pretty in the summer when everything is green.

The foot bridge is used for taking a short cut across the canal. People that live in this area often walk this way to go to the grocery store that is about two city blocks away.

This area is on the southeast side of the foot bridge. This is where Meeko and I often see red-winged blackbirds, finches and other bird species. Further to the east is where the blue heron comes for breakfast. Pileated woodpeckers, squirrels, garter snakes, groundhogs, raccons, kingfishers and other bird and animal species call that area home. I'm rather avoiding it right now because the garter snakes are basking in the sun after a long winter of hibernation. I am not afraid of snakes but dislike them intensley, so stay on this side of the path. Later in the summer the snakes will make themselves less visible and that is when I will visit there. Meeko likes chasing and catching snakes and last year was bitten. You'd think he'd learn.
That's about all the news from here for now. It was quite a weekend and though I would have enjoyed gardening with the boys, it just wasn't to be. Take care everyone and remember to do a random act of kindness. Everyone needs to feel that they are special. ~Blessings, Mary~