Flowers for the Cemetery

 A good start to the day - saw a couple of bobolinks on the constitutional.  I've been watching for their return to the Northwoods.  Took off early for Churchville to pick up groceries.  It's an hour back and forth so got into the audio book I've started.  When I first got there I picked up a latte to get me going and the last thing was stopping by Taco Johns which thankfully offers a full menu whenever they are open.  I'll heat up my #8 later for lunch.  Took the pretty backway through the hills.  Still got home in time for one of my favorite movies Tora, Tora, Tora.  

Mowed the lawn yesterday.  Today I did the back trails.  I was able to cross on Bifrost this year so also mowed the back 80.  The back area has soil over sand/gravel.  A remnant from when the creek was bigger or wider or had a different channel.  The grass doesn't grow as lush back there.  Just higher up the ridge though the grass is thick and plentiful.  Interesting how topography changes things.

Picked up the flowers from the cemetery tonight just before sunset (when the cemetery closes).  I checked to see what the statue of an angus bull (it marks a gravesite) was wearing this year.  Last year it was Mardi Gras beads - this year a colorful lei.  I have to pass a gravestone engraved w/ "It's daylight in the swamps".  An old logger's call to say it's time to wake up - always gives me a smile when I go by.  My parents and grandparents would use the term to get us to wake up too.

Took a sunset ride on Jormungandr w/ Whip.  Afterward  I came inside and started working on the computer while Whip stayed outside listening to the noises.  Soon she came around the corner of the livingroom o let me know she was back inside.  I got up to shut the door but it was already shut.  Pretty cool if she did that on purpose.

Tick count 8.