As Our Life Goes On

We greeted our little granddaughter Kelsey in 1990. She was just a little over 4 months old in this picture. Now she is almost 26 years old now.  Where did all that time go?   Next week she heads from the Atlanta, Georgia area to Panama City, Panama to teach at the Metropolitan School of Panama.  

Matthew 6:19-21King James Version (KJV) 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. King James Version (KJV) Public Domain ____________________________________ Over the years we have accumulated and collected many "things". Some of these things can be considered collectible treasures and some things are junk.  That status will change very soon. Many of our so called "treasures" will be collected and taken to a large auction house and sold so that others may enjoy them as their own treasures. Our home may seem very empty as many of the large pieces of furniture will be gone. Most of the furniture that had shelves and drawers will be gone. This has forced us to reasse

Spring cleaning is best done on a day such as this. The temperatures are n the mid 60s and the sun is shining brightly. There is not a cloud in the sky. The pole barn houses 4 autos of differing types and a tractor and a truckster for working in the yard. If there is an enclosed building we find a way to fill it with stuff. That is true of the barn also. Russ worked a great part of the morning and part of the afternoon cleaning and sweeping.  He saved some of the retired signs from the golf course where he has worked since 1970. 

Wolcott Avenue in Kent was a great place to grow up. The dead end street ended at our house. It was a quiet street used mostly by the residents. We had a large yard and big vegetable and flower gardens.  Mom had a perennial flower garden next to the driveway. It had such a nice variety of colorful flowers every year. I could look out of my bedroom window in the mornings and mom would already be down in the garden keeping the weeds at bay.  Each Spring a green circle of spiked leaves started to pop out of the ground. My mom referred to this as the "magic circle". Soon yellow double daffodils filled in the area to make a large circle of the beautiful blooms. I have a number of these bulbs planted behind the house but this year there is just one bloom. It surely is pretty and it reminds me of my mom.  Spring is one of my favorite times of the year.  New life and new beginnings are in the air. 

The mowing of the tall grasses in the meadow took place early this year. Last year the ground was still covered with many inches of snow and it was very cold. Today the temperatures hovered near 70 degrees. After getting stuck in the mud on the first pass the mower was kept to the high ground.  The old Yazoo started right up after being in storage all Winter.  A heavy mower being pushed out the mud. 

Where are those important things that I so carefully put away? The place that I stored them would make them easy to find on  another day. There are noises from the old wardrobe in the back wing. Could it be a ghost or spirit that takes and hides these things. Some day while cleaning a distant closet or space the things will be found and and put in their proper place. Caroline

I try to think ahead to a time in the future when Spring comes again. It won't be a long time now until the buzzards come home to roost and nest in the old granary next door. Boards have been removed for to use for repairs on the neighbor's horse barn and arena. The roof  of the little shed has leaked for many years causing the building to lean more to one side than it used to. Buzzards seem to like abandoned buildings such as this one. It seems odd not to see the landscape covered in snow this year. After two very snowy cold years this is a welcome sight.