Walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside. Elizabeth von Arnim

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Saturday, May 09, 2026

Saturday

As I walked around town this morning I listened to a gentle rain 
falling on my umbrella.
I first walked around both of the cemeteries.
Going past the pond I noticed the two geese I saw yesterday now have 7 babies.
Sorry for the poor quality of the picture.


At one point walking around town the rain stopped and I went back to the Jeep and dropped off the umbrella
Continued walking and about a mile away it started raining again.
Didn't bother going back for the umbrella because by the time I got back
 I would have been wet anyway so just got a bit wet.
Now instead of listening to the rain on the umbrella I heard in the leaves.

Went around the ball park a couple of times, 
through town again and back to the pond.

Nice to see Rebecca out walking and we ran into each other 3 different times.

There was no wind and the temperature was 50 degrees.


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Today was the mother/daughter luncheon for the ladies of church for Mother's Day and I invited Liz to go with me.
It was held at a restaurant, The Hen House.
There was a small turnout with just about 20 people 
but we had a very nice time.
Good food, much laughter, an inspirational devotional, 
and a couple of fun games.
Didn't get home till 3:30.

I'm skipping supper tonight because I ate at the restaurant.
I brought Ken home my left overs and he'll have that for supper.

Hope you enjoyed your day.
Thanks for stopping by.
HappyK😊
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✏️Comment Replies:
Dianna - Yes, I have a couple of knitting projects going, a baby blanket, and a pair of slippers. 

14 comments:

Lowcarb team member said...

Although the weather was a little mixed it sounds a very nice day, and those flowers are a wonderful colour.

All the best Jan

🌺 Debby/My Shasta Home said...

It's been hot here. That's such a nice photo of your pond. Reminds me of a canal in Europe.

Hill Top Post said...

I see adult geese at the ponds here, but never any babies. The coyotes may get them. Beautiful flowers!

Chrissy T said...

Oh, there is really nothing like the sound of rain!!! I love gentle rainfall. We had a ton of rain last night and it was way more than gentle. The thunder kept shaking our windows. It was so loud and hard. What a nice day out!!

Mari said...

The rhododendrons are such a pretty color! The sound of a gentle rain is so lovely.
Glad you had a nice outing with Liz!

Ginny Hartzler said...

The flowers are beautiful! Rhododendron maybe. The lunch sounds so nice.

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Beautiful flowers, Karen. It has thankfully been cool here in Montreal so far. I love your photo of the geese.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Karen, Happy Mother's Day to you!
Nice walk, we do need rain here. So I can not complain about the weather. The pond and geese photo is pretty and I love the rhododendron blooms. Take care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.

Ann said...

Sounds like a nice day.

Tom said...

...my reader list is slow, you just came up! I wish you a wonderful spring Sunday.

Prims By The Water said...

Beautiful flower. Glad you had a nice time with Liz. We had thunderstorms roll in yesterday afternoon. Janice

ellen b. said...

How nice to enjoy that luncheon with Liz. Happy Mother's Day to you.

Aritha V. said...

This was so lovely to read 😊 I really liked the way you described hearing the rain first on the umbrella and later in the leaves. And seeing the little geese babies must have been such a sweet moment.

Your post actually encouraged me to still go for a walk tomorrow even if it rains. Sometimes rainy walks can feel extra peaceful somehow 🤍

Jeanette said...

Happy Mother's Day! The lucheon sounds nice.