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From: Listen With Mother Stories
Lily Pads
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See all that yellow out in the water? That is lily pads between Goose Island and our place. Because the water is more shallow this summer, the vegetation has flourished. And so have the frogs.
Wow, what a lot of lily pads! I love to go to sleep to the sound of the frogs in our ponds, and I imagine that the frog orchestra at your place must be fantastic.
Today is my sister's birthday. I was not quite nine and Mama was twenty five when she was born. Mama was much older at twenty five when she had Freda than I was when I had my daughter at that age. Mama was sick before, during, and for quite a while after this last baby was born. I remember she mostly ate only toast and jelly. Our OKC Grandma came to stay with us while Mama was in the hospital and stayed long enough to help Daddy move into a different house before they brought Freda home. We always rented. Speaking of rent houses...we looked at a really pretty house on Sevier Street while I was still in grade school. It had a big picture window and enough bedrooms that we would not have to share. Daddy said we could not get it because the rent was $100.00 a month. I do not remember what should have been the memorable event of bringing a baby sister home from the hospital. I do remember Grandma staying a little while and asking me to take a dish back to a neighbor at the end o
My brother in law gave this to me for my birthday. We share a love of birds and flowers. He is in the nursing home - slowly recovering from a stroke. He probably needs this more than I do now. Maybe Freda should take it to him. Wouldn't he just love to be sitting out here on this gorgeous day? Arkansas is beautiful.
This looks like a picture of my Mama's brother Bob. It may be her Uncle Glenn. I'm not sure who the girl is. I do not remember Mama saying she rode on a motorcycle with her brother but she did say she loved riding on her Uncle Glenn's motorcycle. Shortly before she passed away, she asked my husband to take her for a ride on his bike. She chickened out after we got there. This picture of me and my OKC Grandma was taken at Lake Ludwig. I look like a little monkey up there. I wonder whose DeSoto that was? This is an Easter picture of us in front of an old salmon pink and grey Chevrolet car. This is the car my uncle would slide down into the floorboard in fear someone would see him in a pink car. SAID UNCLE This is not my "three words the whole bus ride to OKC Uncle." This is the one that took me to the movies one time. Although he did not actually stay in the theater with me, he did come back to pick me up. The movie was not quite
I bet the frogs sound great. At our old house we had a pond and the frogs were so loud! That is so neat you have all those lilly pads!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a lot of lily pads! I love to go to sleep to the sound of the frogs in our ponds, and I imagine that the frog orchestra at your place must be fantastic.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have all those lily pads. I would love to hear your frogs!!!
ReplyDeletei like lily pads - not if they choke out open water, though. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat!
ReplyDeleteHope that this is a great week for you !!
Smiles :)
Kerin
There are lily pads in the slough we cross going to the hay field. I always think of The Wind in the Willows when we cross.
ReplyDeleteSo neat!
ReplyDeleteI am thankful today for ants! :-) (Even though they bite me every time I water the garden....but I can SEE them! :-) )
What a spectacular scene to enjoy. We have the world famous Lily Ponds near here & it is an awesome sight when in bloom.
ReplyDeleteHave a sparkling 4th ~
TTFN ~
Hugs,
Marydon
We don't have any pads in our pond, but the frogs are quite active (and so are the turtles)!
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