Earth Day With Jan

Nothing Like A Good Ole Fashion Spring Storm

Earth Day. I am not one for celebrating Mother Earth, although I try to have a certain amount of respect for her day to day. But as it turns out, today I got down right close to her as I went outside with my cup of coffee. I just wanted to make sure the cows were fed properly, so I put on my boots and work gloves prepared to throw them some hay. While I was there I swept the barn and gave them a few more flakes of hay.

It was hot outside, about 80 degrees, seriously muggy and actually uncomfortable. As I walked back to the house, it was apparent my own part of the earth needed some tending to. The planters from last summer were caked with leaves and last year's dead plants. My Irises are beginning to peak out and the other flower beds needed cleaning. So, that's what I did. I raked, pulled my four wheeler down to get my trailer and rakes and scraped the dead remains off the new growth. Got it all cleaned up and then I donned my blower and blew away. Have I told anyone how much fun I think the blower is? It's the only yard work I enjoy...blowing leaves. Things get so clean, I just can't get enough of it. When I start it up and put it on I almost feel like a space woman with my jet pack on. Quite the imagination.

But, the best is yet to come. I finished blowing around the flower beds and pool area and noticed the sky getting very dark. It was a bonifide good old fashion spring thunderstorm coming my way. Shortly after taking a few photos with my Treo, the lightning struck, the thunder roared and vibrated the porch as i sat listening to the rain pelt the rooftop.

So great. Makes me want to curl up and take a nap. Do you know how great those Irises look now with the wet black dirt and bright green new growth?

How's that for celebrating Mother Earth?

One more thing... I was online searching for a sermon podcast and came across a few sites. Check this out: http://www.switchfoot.com/

Our friend Buster turns up here!

Funny.