Red Bay, Alabama April 10, 2010

Here is a picture of me, my sister, Dona and niece Nan taken on Easter Sunday. We were having a picnic outside of the assisted living home, where Dona lives.

Yesterday we arrived in Red Bay, Alabama so our motor home can have one of it's annual physicals. We have a number of minor repair issues, -- such things as double-pane windows losing their seals and getting foggy, etc. I believe we will be here a week or so.

We know we are moving north; this morning it was about 55 degrees in the coach when we got up. In Florida we would think this was a cold spell. Here it is a nice Spring morning. Spring certainly is here. The red buds are in full bloom as are the dogwoods. Trees are in about a quarter to halfway leafed out.

Last week Madeline finished the remaining of a series of monitoring of her heart. nothing remarkable was found she has a fairly low heart rate, but not dangerously low, and has occasional episodes of spikes in blood pressure, but nothing so extreme to worry about. Her cardiac and circulatory system seems to be in good control --- with the usual advice: lose weight and exercise more.

I bought a new camera today, which should be delivered within a few days. Expect more pictures on this blog in the future!

Easter, 2010

This is Easter today. We visited my sister, Dona, and had a picnic in an area near the assisted living facility where she lives. Dona's daughter, Nan, was also there with us, so it was a very nice pleasant family get-together.

It is Spring here and it has been obvious since we first arrived a couple of weeks ago. The red buds and dogwoods are in full bloom, as well as the azaleas. Last night we heard spring peepers.

The water situation is interesting. When we first came to this area some ten or so years ago, there was a swamp at the edge of the campground, full of water, with Cyprus trees with their legs in the water. Every year we came back the swamp was receding, to such an extent that last year the poor Cyprus trees were on dry land. Well, just before we left here last year there were a series of rainy days, and I guess they had a wet summer and fall. Now the water level is back to where it was ten years ago! It is amazing how climate cycles, and the actual length of the cycles!