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06/19/2003 Archived Entry: "June 19th Odds and Ends"

JUNE 19TH ODDS AND ENDS

Our tree house backyard is miles distant from the landscapes of Yosemite, but I am reminded daily of the man who captured those marvelous pictures of that place far from here. As I sat outside enjoying my morning cup of dark roast Community coffee (along with my new friend in Vidalia LA who is probably doing the same), I watched the colorful birds flitting around, mostly in pairs. There were cardinals, finch of several varieties, blue jays and thrashers and then there were the starkly contrasted black and white chickadees and nuthatches that were busy at the feeder close to where I was sitting. Ansel Adams must have had a hand in creating these birds. They are so like his landscape photography and I can't help but make the comparison. He’s my favorite landscape photographer and I have always marveled at his work.

Mark Gwinner was by early this morning to lay a new cable line. Since the grass needs mowing, we decided to put it off a few days when everyone's schedule better accommodates contending with all the inevitable severing of telephone, gas, sprinkler system and water lines. We have a network of assorted conduits and lines in the front of our house that looks like the jumbled mass of cables behind my computer. Our house is Mark’s nemesis…I don’t know how many cables he has put in during the 27 years we’ve lived here…but “a lot”. We’ve both lost count. And the confluence of cable and satellite lines inside our house looks as ominous as a pit full of vipers and takes a genius to sort out. Mark’s the man.

The plans for the restoration of the sig building …the old insurance building…is making progress by leaps and bounds. Jim Gray, president of the organization, and Linda Kohls, vice-president, are providing outstanding leadership for the board. It’s a wonderful group of people with whom to work and be associated. Organizations in town are beginning to offer their support and that is most gratifying. These are very good signs that people in town are beginning to work together as they should. Our survival depends on it.

Remember to stop in and purchase an item of $5.00 or more at La Prairie this month…for June Make a Difference Month. And try to find a new place to eat (that isn’t easy) in the county where you haven’t been before. I think Jayne Reilly’s Made from Scratch Restaurant is open now in Wilson. They serve fried chicken at noon on Wednesday at the Lorraine Café and breakfast on Thursday evening. Those are my two favorite times to eat there. There is also the Lunch Box in Kanopolis where you can order both Mexican and American fare. Is there a difference?

And to Miz Gore in Vidalia, we wish you a speedy recovery.