Wacky Week

The state legislature published a picture in the weekly session review of March 31, 2008. The caption was regarding the capitol grounds covered with snow from a March snow. It stated that it was the last snow of the season. Soooo wrong. Another snowstorm came on April 1, that covered the north land. Virginia received 32 inches. Danbury received 7 inches. Then this week, on April 10th and 11th Danbury got 17 inches and this tapered off down towards the cities.

Bad news this week. Arly's cousin Keith Carlson died in a farm accident near Sunburg, Mn. He was caught up in an auger on a feed mill powered by a tractor with a power take off. The Funeral is Tuesday. Life is now. We need to plan for the future, but We need to live now, for now is our destiny.
Grief is greater when we are closer.

Arly and I are moving to Sandstone this week. Enough of this being apart.

Pat and Arlin helped yesterday with their trailer. Arlin Got stuck in the driveway in the remainder of the 17 inches of snow, about 12 inches of icy heavy snow. He got out by disconnecting the trailer, using four wheel drive to go through the woods, going out on Hayden Lake Road on the bare tar, and hooking two chains together, and pulling the trailer backwards up onto the road.


I feel, therefore I am.
I am, therefore I feel.

I am blessed, therefore there is a Blesser.
There is a Blesser, thereby I am blessed.

I am, therefore I exist.
I exist, therefore I am.

PS

I see so many deer each day, it is commonplace and I didn't remember to post it!

Birthday Turkeys

Well if it isn't one thing it is another.
This week it has been Turkeys. The week started with me seeing turkeys on the way to Danbury on Sunday. Plus one eagle out by St. Croix State Park. Then on the way to work Monday there were big flocks, including a flock crossing the road precisely where I hit a deer with my car 18 months ago. They were actually following the deer trail. There were about a dozen.
So that afternoon I went to the cities to Maya's birthday party. Met mi esposa and stuck around in the Heavy Snow Warning zone so long that we could not get to Danbury that night, so we stayed and slept in the BIG CITY.
Roads were slippery and wet on Tuesday. It takes about an hour and a half to drive, when you stop for gas and coffee, from New Brighton to Sandstone, from the driveway to the desk.
Without hope in our life, what is the point? Of Anything?
Without hope, does beauty exist?
Eagles are beautiful to me. But why?
Sunsets are beautiful to me. But why?
With the Ropes of the Past We Ring the Bells of the Future. (Evansville Senior Class 1968)