Wednesday June 5/13

Wednesday June 5/13 update  # 474

I was a little frantic last night and this morning because I had somehow lost the key to Jill’s house.   Therefore my first stop today was again at Kevon’s to check out the loveseat I had been slouching on while watching the game.   I was certain it must have fallen out of my pocket while I was reclining but our search proved fruitless.  We checked along the sidewalk and also where I had parked to no avail.

I continued south and joined Ken and Bea at their house for lunch.  They had been friends with our family since we were almost the first people they met when they moved here from Ontario back in 1982.  Jill and their daughter Terri were inseparable for many many years.   Ken still works (he’ll be 75 on June 29) because it gets him out of the house, while Bea is enjoying retirement from nursing.  They celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary a few months back.  Tomorrow morning they are headed east to visit family and enjoy many milestone celebrations.

I then slipped east to visit with my oldest Edmonton friend, Ray.  He is a character that loves to cook, collect “stuff”, listen to the oldies, and used to be a heavy smoker.  All this has taken its toll on him as he struggles to walk and breathe.  He listed me his doctors and specialists, and there had to be at least 10 he mentioned.  They recently removed a large tumour from one of his lungs and he was forced to quit smoking.  He had asked his main doctor when he could resume smoking and his doctor said he could start any time but then he would always need to drag oxygen with him.  While he still craves smoking, he now discourages smoking in his house.  He still has his last pack of cigarettes on a table as a reminder that he has made the conscious decision to quit.

The sky was beginning to darken for a predicted thunderstorm so I hurried home.  There was enough time so I took a walk around the pond that is just to the east of the back of the house.   Usually there is a lot of waterfowl in the area but the pickings were a little slim today.  The neighbour’s gorgeous cat joined me for the first leg and was a friendly companion.

Today we saw ducks with ducklings, red-winged blackbirds, sparrows, and a strange blue-headed bird that we could not identify.  The highlight was a muskrat that joined the party and swam right underneath me.

The thunder made me beat a hasty retreat and the wind was pushing me in the door by the time I made it back.  I moved some of the patio furniture on the deck because I was worried the wind was going to carry it away.

It was quite windy but otherwise the storm was pretty tame, not too much rain or whatever.  Then I spied a rainbow, no, a double rainbow, so I hurried to grab the camera again.

That was today’s excitement.  Hugs to all.  

Enjoy the pics at souvenircuenca.blogspot.com