Sunday, October 4, 2015

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Tonight's picture was taken on October 11, 2008. We had taken Mattie for a walk in our neighborhood. On the way back home, we passed this row of flag poles. As you can see, Mattie hopped up on the base and began running in between the poles. He was having a great time. Whenever Peter and I pass these set of flag poles now, we can't help but remember this snapshot in time. You may also notice that Mattie was carrying something blue in his right hand. It was a toy car! This was not an unusual occurrence for Mattie, he typically transported cars with him no matter where he went. 


Quote of the day: Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. ~ May Sarton


It was another cold, grey, and dreary day in Washington, DC. Yet Peter and I were outside and working on our deck. We finally reassembled the deck after all the construction on the brick wall. I would love to say that the construction project is over, but it isn't! These folks are still outside our deck door, going on week four! At this point I have gotten used to them, their noise, and scaffolding. Rather ironic, since I don't like noise. 

Basically the brick wall underwent a major transformation. They had to remove all the old mortar, then replace it, and finally power wash the wall down. Mind you this wall is 30 feet tall. In order for them to do this work, all our planters which were bolted into the wall had to come down. That may not sound so bad, but today we had to drill new holes in the brick and install the planters back on the wall, along with my flower basket hooks. It was a major undertaking.  

I am proud to say that despite our plants having to be relocated somewhere else for three weeks, many of them thrived and survived (of course we went to water them while they were away from our deck). Our deck is now back together again and looking very green. What bothers me though is they were working during the last pleasant weeks of the summer, and therefore we did not get to enjoy being outside and sitting on our deck!