Happy Tuesday to all. It is a beautiful morning here. It is the coolest it has been in a couple weeks or more. Humidity down this morning as well. Yesterday was pretty nice as well. We need to enjoy it to the max, as the HOT and HUMIDITY come back big time starting tomorrow. It is July - so to be expected.
Today I just want to tell you of some simple pleasures I have enjoyed the past few days. It can be the simplest things that bring a smile and a giggle. They are just moments - but they can be beautiful.
Have you ever seen a Luna moth out in the 'wild'?
This is not my pic. They are just gorgeous and very special. I had never seen one other than in a picture or in a controlled environment................until the other day!!!!! I didn't get to get close, but I saw it and got a distant picture.
I was siting on my couch and looked out the window and saw white on the neighbor's bush out back. I got the binoculars and realized what it was. This is the best picture I could get from my yard. It stuck around about half of the day. What a neat and rare thing to experience!!!On decent mornings, I open the bedroom window a bit for Bitsy to get some air. I go out to feed the critters and when I walk back up the walk, this is what I see!
I saw Bun-Bun on Sunday. (rabbit). It played in the neighbor's yard for a couple hours in the rain. It was having a grand time, exploring everything. Pretty good size - so sweet.
Yesterday I went to see sis's new place. I will say it is small - about like a really nice hotel room. Has a kitchenette, huge bath, lots of storage area, and she has room for some of her nice things and lots of pictures and her doggy. She has her big bed, a couple comfy chairs for sitting, and small table and chairs, and bureaus (one is a TV stand).
She has her crockpot, air fryer, microwave, toaster and coffee pot - no stoves.
They take folks to WM, Kroger or other shopping several days a week - if they want to go.
She took me on the grand tour and the place is really nice. There is a library, nice laundry, small movie theater, dining room (w/fireplace), a bar, game rooms, a great cantina (lots of goodies for the taking) and tons of areas for family seating and visiting if you choose to use. She and I walked all around (great therapy for her) and we even went out and sat on the beautiful patio. The place is just full of light and cheerful, and the staff seems lovely.
She said she went to cocktail hour one night. She loves the food in the dining room - they have a really good chef. Her favorite is their shrimp cocktail and their onion rings! She said she had the best Rueban of her life the other day. She is waiting for Bingo! All the staff knew her by name.
Of course, she would be happier back at home but understands this is the season in life that things change. People check on her a couple times a day and she has a dog walker 4X. She has had company every day! She already has a buyer for her home.
I felt so much better after going there - she seems happy.
Last evening I was sitting on the porch, and the young man across the street came out with his little one. She is the middle one, probably around 2 or 3. He was showing her how to bounce a ball. He waved - then a few minutes later she saw me and waved. I waved and said hi - and she got so excited! She told daddy - "she say hi!!!". She just kept waving and saying hi! So stickin' sweet. They have 3 girls, and they are always dressed so cute in their little dresses.
This past week has been the first time of summer that I have heard the cicadas at night. Just the normal sounds - we have no swarms or anything. I find them quite calming to hear. Still have the lightening bugs as well.
One of the crazy squirrels - they come running when they see me. Take nuts from me. I have seen the huge red bellied woodpecker a lot lately and J-J the bluejay yells at me every morning for peanuts!Licorice came this morning and had breakfast - he has been MIA for 2 days - so I was happy to see him! At least I know he is OK.
What has made you smile lately? Take time and enjoy those simple little things in life - they aren't really that simple. They are special moments that are gifts we get to enjoy!
Everything that is lovely is but a brief dreamy kind of delight.
W.B. Yeats