Saturday was Fence Day at Paul's house in State College.
Paul
and Den
and the two Matts
were busy all day
digging holes,
mixing Sacrete,
installing stringers,
and making a lovely fence of Amish lumber.
The yard is now quieter and safer.
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| View from the back deck |
and Lucy
and their friend Lily
were busy all day
digging holes,
making signs,
peddling trimmed forsythia branches--
A British woman drove up
and was Anna's first customer.
Nicky had been admiring the "for-SIGH-thia" at Spring Creek Park,
but had resisted the urge to pick
what she called "the essence of a Pennsylvania spring."
We all agreed her stop was pre-ordained.
...riding bikes,
balance-beaming up boards to the trailer,
eating violets--
you can nibble the nectaries out
for a tiny sweet treat
or eat the whole flower.
They taste somewhat like cucumbers.
...playing catch,
finding bunny poop--
If you look very carefully,
you can see what the bunny ate.
...tying a string to a stuffed seal on the sidewalk
and then hiding like a spy under the forsythia bushes
until an unsuspecting pedestrian walked by--
Lucy had no interest in Anna's antics.
Her stuffed friend Foxy
has jumped from two vehicles in the last nine days
and neither liked the brief separations.
...building a stage out of scrap wood
for performances of "Jesus Loves Me"
and "Let It Go,"
avoiding wind-blown sawdust,
washing Bop's trailer,
and decorating the house
for a belated surprise birthday celebration--
Anna planned it by herself.
She ordered blackberries
and oranges
and Grammy's round flower tray
and crepe paper
and ribbons.
Surprise!
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| Lucy has balancing skills |
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| Lucy eating violets |
not the Presbyterian)
would say,
"The days are just packed."
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| Anna gives Nicky a bouquet of clippings |
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| Anna and the moving seal trick |
