September in the neighborhood

MY NEIGBORS ....



Some have cranes on their lawn.




Some have turkeys on their lawn.




Trees are beginning to turn colors.





The Lutheran church ... flowers are still pretty, even tho we've had a few light frosts already.

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L o i S

SUPER-BUSY!

After a long silence .... here's a quick update:

• I went to Texas








• I came home








• Mom visited me








• I went to the family reunion in Wisconsin








• I went to Texas








• I visited Mom








• I had car trouble





• I came home to Michigan








• I went to my 50 year class reunion in Marion, WI\\\\\








• I'm doing winterization/home improvement








• I'm bummed out

BUSY SUMMER

It's been a busy summer ..... we had a family reunion! This was in Wisconsin, where most of my family is. It was to have been the first time in over 10 years that all of us seven kids gathered ... but, my sister from Texas could not get away from work. That meant that I had to drive down there to bring our Mom up.

June is cool!

COOL ... really cool ... like the coldest June so far ... on record! The local kids were supposed to begin swim lessons last week; they were posponed!

I went over to Escanaba in May ... where we lived in the 1950's. Our big barn has been torn down, & the towering elm tree is gone ... but, it looks pretty much the same.

(COOL ...Except for in my old refrigerator ... which died) Here's my "new" one.

I went up to Houghton/Hancock recently for an OPEN MRI for my back.
On the way, near Baraga ... here is a statue of Father Baraga ... high on a bluff overlooking the Keweenau Bay.

Lois

Merry Christmas/April Fools Day

Merry Christmas ... April Fools!

Earlier this past week ... people were calling into TELEPHONE TIME ... with the greeting "Merry Christmas"
. Further north, they had nearly two feet of snow; one lady
called in to say that a lot of her neighbors had signs on their lawns: "FREE SNOW".



Here's how it looked before the big snow

Here's some pix on AFTER

Now .. after some torrential rain ... most of the snow is gone again ... & here's what I found



LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME TO TROT OUT MY POEM ON SPRING ... ENTITLED

" THE SMILE OF SPRING"

The Sun in Spring is a smile

That warms the heart & soul.

It's a PROMISE: in a short while,

We'll not fear Winter's threats!

GREEN grass & buds feed nature's pets.

GREEN tips of tulips, daffodils, and more.

GREEN thumb: twitches and frets.

GREEN: the Victor's colors; Winter is defeated!

GOLDEN Sunshine wraps us like a warm shawl.

Winter's breath still can chill!

GOLDEN Sunshine washes the air-cleanses all.

Breathe deeply of the new freshness.

April Showers bring us flowers in May.

Winter is lovely, but, spring is a joy!

The Nature that was asleep tumbles out to play.

Welcome - SPRING - God's Promise come true!