I ressurected the bird feeders/baths the other day to the resounding approval of the neighborhood birds.It was really cool to watch the scouts of several species come check it out and then bring the others to the party.Overwhelmingly it was doves,and some grackles and one lone bluejay.Bluejays are not well liked in this community,he didn't stay long before the others ran him off.I took a picture with my shitty camera phone to show the herd of doves grazing and bathing,but it did'nt turn out for shit.
The first lawn mowing of the season by our lawn kid claimed our beloved lilly,planted by Ann in 2004 or 05,neither one of us are sure.But it made a comeback and I surrounded it with the turtles to protect it from the evil blades coming to visit this saturday.
If you look closely you can see her,coming back up to life in the center of the wise ones.Hopefully we'll have some blooms before the choking heat of summer shuts her down.
On a lower note,we lost a friend today.Buck.A rescue greyhound,owned by a close friend with a load of other rescued dogs,kinda like us.They had to put him down today.Buck was a beautiful boy,all blonde and long and graceful.But the cancer got him.I won't pretend to know the true nature of Buck,that would betray his memory,but for my money,he was a cool dog,and I liked him just fine.They gave him a fine send off and underlined for me yet again the awesome commitment to dogs in the family.
Emphasis on family.A cup of coffee?Wow...Godspeed Buck.
Speaking of lost friends...here's Annabelle's resting place,she's under there.On my way to and from the truck every day,buried near Nils and Maurice and oddly enough,near the lilly.
And they should all be gone,but not forgotten.And with the renewal of spring,we carry on.
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