Weekend update…

Today is a cool, sunny day, just perfect for playing outside but I am indoors laying low, this flu-virus thing has me down! Even my running shoes have taken a week off.

Spring is quickly slipping away and we have fallen into a pattern of yard work and chilling at home, which begs the question “are we becoming old married folks?” Several weeks ago, our next door neighbor asked how long I planned to keep up the yard work. It seems that every time I get out to trim, cut or plant, his wife has him out doing the same. He wants to call a yard truce but I told him I was good until early July. I enjoy pushing his buttons just a bit and he needn’t worry about best yard status, the dandelions will completely cover our yard before either of us feel like getting out mowing it again.

What a week…

I have been feeling bad this week, really, really bad. Aside from sharing my germs at work on Monday and Tuesday, I have been horizontal in a more or less semi-conscious state. John, being the good person he is, took care of dinner every night, by either cooking or bringing home take out. We got by okay. Seasonal allergies he told me.

Today John is feeling bad, really, really bad! He has discovered that calling me via cell phone from the other room nets a drink or snack without having to get up. I am now in charge of carryout. Poor John. As he sinks into the flu, I am on the road to recovery. Don't worry I tell him, it's just seasonal allergies.

I looked out the window this afternoon and saw this…

He hung around for a few minutes then was gone as quickly as he arrived. This may explained what happened to these guys who showed up a few weeks before Easter…

These bunnies either escaped or were released in the neighborhood. They lived near our house for a week or so. I was so sad the day they disappeared. On the other hand I did not take them in. We also have a raccoon and skunk that live in the fringes of the yard. I am thinking about requesting wilderness status for our backyard.

Finally, we got out on the Cumberland Trail in late March, our first backpack in 6 months. The trail will eventually traverse the state of Tennessee in a somewhat north to south direction. We hiked from Cove Lake to La Follette. The section was challenging but quite interesting. The link to the Picasa photo album is : http://picasaweb.google.com/johnandbeverly74/CumberlandTrailNewRiverSegment320212010 . Our friend Will tells me I labeled the section incorrectly (New River) but I am lazy so it may or may not get change.