June 7th

I know I'm a day late, but

I wanted to post this Peanuts

cartoon that the late Charles Schulz

drew as a remembrance of D-Day.

He entitled it,

"To Remember".

It began 78 years ago and there are

very few who are still alive

to attest to a first-hand account

of the indescribable horror

of that fateful day.

It has been immortalized in

the movie The Longest Day,

and several books on the subject.

Yes, I've seen the movie, but

what strikes me most is the 

unthinkable acts of valor

in the face of overwhelming odds,

that these men/boys encountered.

When I see this picture,

it makes me tear up.

I'm sure they went into that fray

with loved ones' pictures, medals,

and other religious pieces

significant to each of them,

and as they died,

 they cried for their Mama.

So,

take a pause for a moment

and say a silent prayer

for those who never 

made it back home.

We'll never know them,

but we owe our lives to them.

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At our house, we display

our flags from May thru the end of July.

It's for Memorial Day, Flag Day and the

Fourth of July.

A potted Cyclamen and a Mum.

Yellow Lantana,

Purple Sweet Potato vine

and Sedum.

A close up of the Sweet Potato Vine,

Sedum and Lantana.

I had a little green visitor.

I think he tried to sell me

insurance!

Yellow Gladiola's

A wasp taking advantage of the nectar.

A Dragon Fly hunting aphids.

Red Iresine and a variegated Caladium. 

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The harvest.

Cherry Tomatoes

More Cherry Tomatoes.

We eat them like candy!

Blue Cherry Tomatoes

Blueberries

Jalapenos

Japanese Eggplant

Watermelon

Cucumber

(Pickle Plant)

Cucuzza

Potatoes

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As usual,

Hazel,

my shadow, is following

me all around the

yard.

Lucy is chillin'

in the shade.

Ethel is doing her thing

in the coop.

She's broody, but not laying

any eggs.

She comes out in the morning

 and afternoon to eat some feed

or forage,

then back into the coop she goes.

Minew is off exploring.

I called to her

and heard her meow,

but she didn't come to me.

She likes a late afternoon snack,

so that's when she'll come

looking us up.

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I have a summer goal.

It's to read some classics

that I've either never read,

or ones that I loved.

My first is 

Ivanhoe

by Sir Walter Scott.

I read it in my early teens,

and I'd like to read it again.

I think almost 60 years

is long enough in between.

Don't you?

Yep,

that's me!

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