Evening Musing

I have been having some wildlife to watch as I sit on my balcony late in the evening. Often I eat my supper out there and keep my eye pealed for any creatures. 

First there was the doe I spied at the edge of the woods. Then, came two fawns galloping along to find their mother. That was fun to watch.

The next night, I saw some movement about the same place. It was two gray fox. A neighbor said that she and her husband saw one early in the morning, on the sidewalk just across the driveway from their apartment. Those little buggers are not scared of humans, evidently. 

I also have water birds that come to keep me entertained.

The Great Blue Heron likes our pond and is there often.

The Green Heron comes but not often. 

My balcony, late in the evening, is a real source of joy and peace for me. 

I tried to download a video I made to this blog post and it said it was too big... 2 minutes. that's not big. See YouTube videos on here all the time much longer.

I had a page on YouTube with nothing on it. so, I put that video on there, and I am going to see if it will download from there. Just messing around with my new camera.

I've Got Me A New Toy

           I am so thankful for digital cameras! It has changed my life. 

  And, guess what.... I have a new one and it's an upgrade, larger zoom, more pixels. 

Back in the old camera days when you had film and you never knew whether what you took would turn out or not and it still would cost you an arm and a leg.... Oh dear. 

I am fortunate that my family knows me well enough to know that when I am in a picture-taking mood that they are to pull over and let me get my shot. Often they take me on photo-shooting jaunts. Aren't they sweet? 

President Roosevelt Comes To Town

This is a blast from the past....

I was six years old when my mother and I stood in the huge crowd of people filling the town and surrounding the First Methodist church.

Our town was small... I am not sure but in 1940 there were probably around 8,000-10,000 people living inside the city limits.

One of those families were the Bankheads. William Brockman Bankhead was just one of that family to become politicians, well-known ones at that!  He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1936 til his death in 1940. 

I am finally getting to the part that caused the 'biggest crowd' in Jasper, up til that time.

Bankhead was a huge supporter of President Roosevelt's New Deal. When Will Bankhead died, his body was brought back to Jasper from D. C. on a train. And, being the Speaker of the House.. almost all of Washington D. C.'s senators and representatives came to the funeral. As well as the President! 

We know that President Roosevelt was crippled. The front door of the Methodist church was up a flight of steps so the town got busy and built a ramp up level with the door so that the President could exit his car without any problem. They figured the driver would just back down, then when the funeral was over he could drive back up the ramp to get the President. But, no... President Roosevelt said, "I never back down for anything or anybody" so at the last minute men got hammer and nail and continued the ramp forward on down to the street. 

The crowd as I said, was crushing. My Mom and I were standing there at the side of the church when somehow I got separated from her. Being six, I was scared. I'd lost my Mommy. But, the Boy Scouts were helping with crowd control and one of them quickly found my mom for me. 

It was quite a day. These pictures were recently shared on a hometown facebook site and it brought back so many memories. I just wanted to share it with you. Oh, by the way, William B. Bankhead was the father of the, I guess you'd say,  notorious actress Tallulah Bankhead. 

It's Hot In The Ole Town Tonight

                                                 It's gonna be another hot day!

Been in the '90s lately. I stay inside mostly (what am I saying... I do that mostly now, not because of the heat but, because of Mr. Corona V.)

Yesterday Shirley drove down and we took off for a spin. She is more social than me so this isolation has been so hard on her. I needed some 'tears' for my eyes so we did venture into a drugstore. Almost no one there so that was good.

Then she drove to Smithfield. We were hankering for an ice cream. We each got a hot dog and finished our 'meal' with the ice cream. Mine was strawberry. Hers was some sort of vanilla with chocolate and raspberry swirls. I like things simple. (grin)

A neighbor brought over some cucumbers. How sweet was that. We have a garden here at the Commons and anyone who feels the need to dig in the dirt can have a plot. I want to share a nice recipe that I use when it's hot and there are cucumbers around. Hope you like it.

Happy Fourth of July

                              Wishing each of you a peaceful, safe Fourth of July. 

            While you are enjoying your barbeque or whatever you plan to serve today, 
                             please bow your head and pray for this country. 

The Bird Buffet

I have had so much fun watching the birds this spring. I ordered 3 large suet blocks from Amazon and they are eating on the last one now. Guess I won't do another one until Fall. I mean, surely there are enough seeds and bugs out there for them now

              But, you know what... I will miss them if they don't come by all day long.

I was very blessed to have a Downy Woodpecker come several times a day ... or it could have been more than one... who knows. They all look alike. But, then a youngster started making an appearance on my feeder along with Mom (or Dad, I don't know... who feeds them?).

           I want to share some picture I made while the little one was still needing help.

Now, he's just an independent teenager and doesn't need help. 

linking to Thankful Thursday