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A triple treat treasure!

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Two seconds after my sponge bug hit the water, the surface bulged. There was a smacking splash and the lime-green imitation disappeared in a flashing swirl.

Ephemeral hope and magic

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May has delivered us into June. Three weeks beyond that exchange, the solstice will pass and spring will give way to summer.

Parks made the news over the years

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The first issue in June 1933 of the Brookville Star reported that there were no Memorial Day fatalities. In those days, the fatalities came mostly from fireworks, not autos, although during that same month Ray Glander was hurt when he accepted a ride on the running board of a car which turned over on top of him.

Old flowers and a new dog

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Daisy the dog and I were out on a midmorning backcountry adventure.

Mid-May’s pause

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Spring begins in the chill of March, picks up speed in April, and by the first week of May, appears to be advancing in a headlong rush.

My seven guys

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The title of this post reminds me of the old TV show, My Three Sons. And it isn’t even correct, it’s My Seven Guys. Actually, they are only my necessary guys, not guy, guys. I don’t think I’ll ever need any other guys except these seven guys. Got that?

Storm made news in May 1933

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On May 9, 1933, a storm damaged Brookville’s bank building and uprooted trees. The Brookville Star reported the storm traveled from Arcanum in strips one to 10 miles wide and acted “like a rubber ball, dipping and rising.” (The weather service at the time did not report tornadoes as efficiently as now.)

I’ve given in!

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I said I would never do it! I made fun of people who did it! I accused them of being lazy and privileged beyond redemption! Now I have joined them. Oh, whoa is me! I’ve betrayed myself and my beliefs.

Robins, dogs and time

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Junior Samples, of Hee Haw fame, used to tell a joke about a farmer feeding apples to his pigs. The punchline ended with a rhetorical question: “But what’s time to a hog?”

What just happened?

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Yesterday was a very exciting day for me. I got my oil changed at a local Valvoline station. How can that be exciting, you may ask? But believe me it was!

Weather

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