Ramblings, opinions, and general meanderings from the Deep South

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Rain and Remembrance

Riding mower is working again. Finding the battery charger did the trick. Finished a few spots I told Mudslingr to leave. Have to weed eat the ditch, which is nothing. Mudslingr trimmed up for me and there's a stack of clippings to be picked up that are 6 to 8 feet tall. The lawn looks much better. And I don't hear that Serengeti type growling in the tall grass anymore. We finished just in time since rain is headed this way. It's traveling north from the coast which usually means heavy rains. Oh well, the grill is on the veranda.

Enjoy the day. Remember those fallen in battle to keep our country free.

"These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead."
~Robert G. Ingersoll

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