View From The Bridge 5/10/17

VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
By Muncie
5/10/17

MOTHER’S DAY
May all you Mothers have the best day ever.

My contribution is “WHAT DOES YOUR MOM DO IN HER SPARE TIME?”
1. Moms don’t do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she spends all day paying tills.

OOPS AGAIN
I reported a couple of weeks ago that the Veterans Photo project was almost completed. Oops! At that time I did not know that there wee-wee pictures across the hall. The last few work days have been spent arranging and rearranging the walls.

The next work day will complete the project and I am so proud of the way it turned out. I am also so proud of those volunteers who made it happen.

MEMORIAL DAY
Memorial Day is about three weeks away and you have an invitation to attend the Wreath Ceremony at the Fort Benton Old Bridge and then to proceed to the cemetery.

My dream is to see the Levee so crowded that you might find it difficult to find a place to stand. I would like to see as many people as attend the Summer Celebration parade. That definitely includes children.

I am quite sure that every family in Fort Benton has a loved one buried in the cemetery.  Attending the Memorial Day ceremonies will not only honor all the Veterans buried there but your own family members. See you there.

OOPS AGAIN
I have had a bit of stress the last couple of weeks so that is my excuse for not writing about the month of May. I will make up for it today because May is one of the most beautiful months of the year.

As I was out and about this past week I saw that the flowering trees are in full bloom and other trees are showing green buds. The grass is green and this year we have a super crop of dandelions. I wish I knew the reason for this bumper crop.

It is called the FULL FLOWER MOON and in most areas, flowers are abundant at this time. Other names are the Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon with no explanation in the Almanac. The full moon is on Wednesday the 10th,

PONDERISMS
“If corn oil is made from corn, vegetable oil from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?”

GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS, THOSE WHO PROTECT US and WEAR RED ON FRIDAY.

God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains to the prairies
To the ocean white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home
(Please read this over several times and realize how lucky you are.)