SPRING!

Spring arrived in Logan County at 6:44 this morning. And it is a beautiful day, - a bit on the nippy side, but the sun is shining; all the Spring-bloomers appear extremely happy, and the birds are keeping me busy filling the feeders. Hope as good a day for everybody.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;

the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,

may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

... an Irish blessing

the demise of the Middle School

Betty McLean suggested a link on our blog to Joanne Hedges Moffat's excellent video on the Destruction of the Middle School.  Warning:  it's a tear jerker!  Click here to view.

Thanks to Jim Turner for posting this link on the Logan Independent Journal. 

Early spring in Rocky Somewhere

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my three score years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.

I wish I were in the same age bracket as A.E. Housman
when he wrote these words but on the other hand he is gone
and I am here to see one more.

Back on the Blog

January 13th I had full replacement of my left knee. A success. Rehab started the next day and everything went down hill, four blood clots and a mini-stroke. Got out of hospital five days before ice storm hit. Without power for eight days. Wood for our Buck stove ran out after four days. Got down to 43 degrees--BRRR. That was followed by a wind storm and our neighborhood looked like a lumber yard. We were better off than many in our area as some went a full month without power. There were over 2,000 utility poles broken down in this area.

With clean up going well in this area, it is beginning to get back to normal. We have many daffodils in bloom and one neighbor has a beautiful tulip tree in full bloom. Robins, sparrows, wrens, bluejays, cardinals and one dove have made there presence known in our yard. Squirrels and rabbits have been spotted in the neighborhood. One neighbor stated that he had a beaver in his back yard next to a stream that borders his yard.

Western Kentucky is in the NCAA after winning the Sunbelt Tournament and U of L appears to have made it as well. We will have to see what kind of draws they get in the pairings. Does anyone have other teams that we should watch for in the big dance?

Happy Pi Day

For those of us who are still somewhat mathematically challenged, this is one of those days that could completely slip by, so I thought I would remind you. I do keep thinking of some old corny joke about "Pi R Squared" vs. "Pie Are Round". By way of celebration, I would suggest that we all indulge in pie, - of the "are round" variety.

Madison McLean

With Betty's permission, I'm posting a great picture of her first-born grandchild, taken today when she and her dad were at the Vanderbilt game. No question as to her loyalties.

Daylight Savings Time

I was confused when I got up this morning, more than usual.  As I staggered into consciousness, I realized I had already lost an hour out of the day.  The weather channel assured me I would gain it back at the end of the day.  I did the math, concluded that was right.  But somehow it didn't feel right.  Our cat Millie, normally anxious to be fed her breakfast first thing in the morning, seemed in no real hurry.  I had the sense all day that I was late to something, couldn't quite figure it out.  At the time of this posting,  it's getting into late afternoon according to the newly-adjusted clock.  But my biological clock, which only grudgingly accepts Daylight Savings Time and hates being messed with, doesn't really think it's late afternoon.  Having been through almost 69 years of this, I should be used to it by now.  The golfers say they like it, but I think that's only because they sleep until noon, don't hit the first tee until early afternoon.  Maybe I should move to Arizona where they have the good sense to stick with their time throughout the year.   

Happy Square Root Day

One of my goals in life is to learn something new every day, and hopefully to remember them and not repeat. I had never heard of Square Root Day - 3/3/09, until it was mentioned on the news. How had I missed this? As many cards for all occasions as are on the market, I cannot believe Hallmark had missed this opportunity. It is also not noted on my calendar. Did I understand it will be 2012 before it happens again. Anyway, to each of you: Happy Square Root Day.