Parade Day

Imagine having to drive over this road to get to a parade.    I think this one was in the Carolinas and the roads up in Nevada are mountain roads but nothing like this.  Looks like a roller coaster ride when the stomach greets the throat  

Some one has a sense of humor.   Rocks on the beach, never thought o make people out of them.    Clever.

Ha, ha,  I think I heard that squeal from here and the expression is familiar when I had a hair brush in hand.  

My son Mike at the wheel, the float he help build with Mike Amacker, horses from the ranch,  a lot of sunshine and folks out to cheer them on and a great day and good time was had by all.  The pirates had a great day on the Rum Runner.

A new week starting and hopefully everyone is in top shape to deal with whatever comes up.    The horror of another shooting with fifty killed and as many more injured.   A terrible, horrible tragedy leaving heartbreak and grief in its wake.

Our freedom is slowly eroding as any and all large gatherings seem to invite the fanatics out of their hiding places.   No one is aware of  the mental breakdown , the thought process, the hatred for their fellow man which brings about the desire to take a life, or many lives.    Our world has taken a decided turn and it is not for the better.  

 

I don't know about you but the media sure makes me sick with its constant barrage of second guessing the details of such tragedies.   They go on for hours and hours rehashing the event without a second thought to the survivors who have to pick up the pieces of their lives and get on with it.    They do not give the families time to process what has happened , or give them  time to proceed with all of the details the horrible event has created for them.  The heartbreak alone is more than enough for them to handle.   

 

I turn the television off, it is time to do something constructive, like offering prayers for the souls of those who have been claimed long before their time.   Like stopping in and lighting a candle for these souls.    We can only help by offering our prayers and good deeds for the folks taken  and include the family members who have to face the loss of a loved one.  Keep in mind, 'there but the grace of God go I' .  Not one of us know what the day has in store for us.   So take one second as it comes and vow to make your day the best you can make it.  Be good, be kind, be gentle, be the one person in the life of someone you like and love who will cherish you as much as you cherish them.    The old adage of 'what comes around, goes around' is a truism.   It is a page out of life lessons that teach, that create, that modify behavior so we treat each other with love and respect.   It isn't always easy, but then whenever has life been easy. . . Go!!!!  BE YOU and share YOU with those you like and love.

 

Hugs to all.