I forgot to mention another part of the Memorial Day trip. On our way out into the country to visit some family, we decided to drive in to the now-abandoned homesite of Mike's dad, Bill Weber. Bill purchased this property from his sister, Anna Taylor, and lived there until he died in 1971.
Remember my recent blog about the long-remembered snowball bush at Anna's? Well lo and behold, it is still there, standing large and lush in all its blooming glory. Joel picked a start for me, and then I went off and left it behind. It does look like every other overgrown snowball bush, but needless to say, this one is special.
Since this property has not been inhabited for years, we scared up a bit of wildlife. An owl and two owlets flew up in front of the car, and while walking back to the car from the house, a Chinese pheasant hen flew up in front of us, abandoning her clutch of ten eggs that were nested right at our feet. I'm sure she returned. Oh yes, and a big kitty sitting up on the railroad tracks! Ciao
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