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rights of others. ~ Will Rogers mlbncsga’s Xanga Site We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others. ~ Will Rogers mlbncsga’s Blog older » June 29, 2015 Contemplation Over the last couple of months I’ve been working in my #1 flower bed which sits between my husband Barry’s shop and the sidewalk from the driveway to the house. Barry laid the sidewalk with red brick pavers many years ago (I’m thinking maybe 20+ years) and until recently it has been straight as an arrow and flat as a flitter. It’s still straight but the brick has begun to lift in places over the last couple of years caused by stinkin crab grass, which had also taken over a good portion of the bed forcing out all but the most determined of the wood iris and inviting in the stinkin stingin fire ants! As bad as I hate to poison anything I treated the fire ants and in a week they were gone, gone to the other end of the flower bed =/ so I treated the whole bed and when the coast was clear started digging up the grass and in the process the Iris, lots of little Star of Bethlehem, Bare Naked Ladies, Jonquil and other assorted bulbs, roots, rocks and worms (I was kinda surprised at the worms, I figured the ant killer would have done them in too). The grass roots had grown under the pavers which had to be lifted one at a time to remove the mass of tangled white roots, the soil under them leveled and the pavers replaced, which left the sidewalk nice and flat again, no more tripping hazards for the toddlers and older folks like me. I finished up last night after dark, in the light of the waxing gibbous Moon, Venus and Jupiter. The thing about diggin in the dirt and other simple tasks, requiring little thought, is it gives you time to contemplate. Life, the good the bad and the ugly, comes flowing back like black and white movie snippets. Loved ones come and gone, mistakes made, victories won, hearts broken and hearts mended. I thought a lot about my old black dog Tish, probably because yesterday was the anniversary of her death in 2013. This morning I watched a Sunday Stills video from National Geographic called Heal: A Best Friend Says Goodbye. Winner of the Best of the Festival award at the 2015 5Point Film Festival, this touching tribute to friendship, loyalty, and beating the odds takes us inside one adventurer’s last days”. At the end of the story it asked if I wanted to share, but the only place practical for me was word press, so I’m trying to post this there also, but I wanted to share on Xanga too, it’s been too long... http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/09/video-denali-a-story-of-friendship-love-and-cancer/ A quote from Denali: "There’s was this really smart scientist guy who thought people could learn a lot from dogs, when someone you love walks through the door, even if it happens five times a day you should go totally insane with joy!" ILYM 2:42 pm 1,696 Comments May 5, 2015 Heads Up! The Eta Aquarid meteor shower should peak in the bright moonlight, before dawn in the morning, May 6th. I think for a change our weather will co-operate and I plan on setting the alarm and getting up to watch. It’s been quite a long time. Below are the specifics from Earth Sky News: Tonight’s large and bright waning gibbous moon is sure to obscure the 2015 Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which will probably produce the most meteors on Wednesday morning – May 6, 2015 – from about 3 a.m. until dawn. Want to watch in moonlight? Do it. You’ll likely see some bright meteors that shine through the moon’s glare. In a dark sky, especially at latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, the Eta Aquarids can produce up to 20 to 40 meteors per hour. If you do find yourself watching in moonlight, remember, you’ll see more meteors if you situate yourself in a wide moon shadow somewhere … shadow of a barn or side of a mountain. If nothing else, use your car! With the moon out of your view, your eyes will pick up more meteors. Our sky chart below shows the sky scene from mid-northern latitudes just before the onset of morning twilight. The Y-shaped Water Jar” is the most prominent feature in the otherwise inconspicuous constellation Aquarius. Incidentally, this distinctive Y-shaped pattern of stars closely aligns with the radiant point of the Eta Aquarid shower. For more on the Eta Aquarid radiant and why more Eta Aquarids are visible from more southerly latitudes, click here . Weather or not I hope you have an awesome evening and always remember to look up ILYM 5:22 pm 254 Comments March 17, 2015 Happy Saint Patricks Day It’s been a sad week for me, we had another high school classmate take his life over the weekend, that makes five. Five too many. I copied this prayer from Old Hat’s facebook page, it seemed appropriate. Lord, remind me. When it all seems too much, remind me that your grace is sufficient for all of my needs. When I am overwhelmed and going under, remind me that it is your mighty hand that lifts me up. When I am besieged on all sides, remind me that you are the fortress into which I can run for shelter. When I am worried and anxious about many things, remind me that what I should choose is to sit at your feet. When this life is roaring around me, remind me to listen for your gentle whisper. When I have come to the end of my strength, remind me that your power works best in weakness. When there is too much on my mind, remind me to think on whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right and pure and lovely and admirable and excellent and praiseworthy.Remind me, Lord. Amen While I was reading the prayer and comments I found this old Irish hymn in Steven Christians comment. How lovely, I’m not sure if the song will come up here, but you can copy and paste the link. It’ll do your soul good. Be Thou my Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMclLT_Hjg Be Safe - Be Happy ILYM 6:03 pm 927 Comments March 3, 2015 Remus Winter storm Remus was perfectly named for our area....we live about 20 miles northwest of Rome, Georgia. Rome, Georgia sits among seven hills just like Rome Italy, they even have a statue of Romulus and Remus in front of the Civic Center. School was out for three days and as my work follows the school closing schedule so was I!!!! It was a really nice snow storm though....no power outages, the grocery store stayed open except for one day, and the road crews were on top of things from the very onset, spreading some sort of brine on the roads, so they were passable. Not that I got out mind you, I mean I would have gotten out except that the new Granddaughter was not having anything to do with the cold white stuff. So we stayed in the house, it was really a nice break. However Nash made the most of his time in the snow, Barry made a really cool sled out of an old pair of snow ski’s, they found a perfect sledding area at the city cemetery, Nash said it was the perfect place cause they couldn’t hurt any of the people that lived there. This is Nash and his Mom, Tiffany, and the best sled in the county! They built a great snowman too, they used a dipper from Nova’s baby milk formula for a pipe...and of course coal ( really it was charcoal ) for the eyes and nose, and a Nascar ball cap - it was the weekend for the Atlanta 500 race. - The snow has all turned to mush now, so Hi Ho Hi Ho it’s back to work I went, and things have really been nuts around the office. Hopefully I’ll find some time to put some of the nuttiness down soon, until then everyone stay safe and warm. ilym p.s......I have jonquils blooming, enough to have a bouquet on my desk, so it won’t be long until the weather warms. 5:42 pm 168 Comments February 26, 2015 SNOW DAY!!! Hello! I just wanted to drop in and let anyone still out there that might be interested that I’m still here and doing fine. I’ve just really been busy at work and home. Also - it’s snowing here in NW Georgia, it’s been snowing for almost twelve straight hours now...We are not accustomed to snow like this...