helicopters

Many of you who know me know that I have an odd sense of humor. This post to my blog will prove it to the rest of you.

Our neighbors to the east (Bob and Karen) do a great job of maintaining their yard. The grass always looks great! It is too bad their neighbor to the west cannot control their maple tree!

Bob and Karen have always done their own yard work but this past year we have seen a sharp decline in their health. This year someone has been mowing their grass for them. I assume this someone is their son-in-law; let's call him Fred. I really do not know his name but it seems cruel to call him someone throughout this post! Let me just say that Fred does not look like he is used to maintaining a yard nor does he look like he enjoys it very much!

Anyway, this morning Fred was over at Bob and Karen's early so he could get the yard work done before church. I assume that was the reason because he didn't have to try to finish before the heat of the day settled upon us! (We had lows in the upper 30's last night! I had a fleeting thought last night that I should turn the heat back on before I went to bed. I am very glad it was just a fleeting thought!)

Bob and Karen's yard was beautiful when I left for church around 10:45. When I came home from church Bob and Karen's yard looked like this:

This struck me as funny! All of that beautiful, soft, plush grass was now a medium for a massive tree farm!

You see, Bob and Karen's neighbor to the west cannot control their maple tree! For those of you not familiar with maple trees, this is the time of year that most trees (including maple trees) drop their seeds trying to propagate next years crop of seedlings. All of those off-white spots you see are dried seeds (helicopters). The helicopters have been falling like rain the past few days.

God designed these little helicopters to land seed first and take root very quickly. All we need now is a little rain and we will all have rooftop gardens when the helicopters take root in the gutters on our the houses.

The fun part of helicopters is the fact that they make great whistles. If you get the green helicopters (without the seed part) situated perfectly on your tongue you can whistle! The shrill sound from helicopter whistles will drive most sane adults crazy! I am already crazy so I am immune to the effects of the whistle!

top 10 day?

The big weather topic here in the Heartland last night was not about some massive storm or about the terrible wind that destroyed the Dallas Cowboy's inflatable practice area; no, it was about top 10 days. Specifically, whether or not yesterday was a top 10 day. The local weather guys had already declared that Saturday was not a top 10 weather day but they thought yesterday was. They actually declared yesterday as a top 10 day. That officially proves they are paid for being dumb!

Yesterday was not a top 10 day. It was cloudy most of the day, a touch humid, and generally not a very nice day.

Saturday on the other hand was a gorgeous day. Saturday's weather had low humidity, a slight breeze, and a fantastic 68 degrees. It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood! The weather know-nothings said it had to be in the 70s to be declared a top 10 day. What do they know?

I even went for a walk outside with my dear sweet husband. Those of you who really know me and who are reading this blog know that I do not spend very much time outside.

What do you think? What is your idea of a top 10 weather day?