Saturday, June 4, 2016

Saturday, June 4, 2016


Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2009. We took Mattie out for a walk that day and one of his favorite places to visit was this fountain. I think what intrigued Mattie about the fountain was the sheer volume of water that comes shooting out of it. It feels almost like standing at the edge of Niagara Falls. Ducks also love it and on a hot day, the mist off of this fountain is very refreshing. Peter and I can't pass this fountain now without thinking of Mattie. In fact we call it Mattie's fountain. 





Quote of the day: The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. ~  Abraham Lincoln

Peter and I took a walk today around the Capitol Mall. This is something we did often with Mattie. Everyone was out and about today, not to mention the fact that there was a ton of bird traffic all around us. 

What you may not be able to see, because it looks like a speck, is that behind me in the center of the pond was a wonderful great blue heron. 

These roses surround Mattie's favorite fountain in DC.

This is a photo of Mattie's favorite fountain taken today. Clearly in comparison to the photo above, a very significant person is missing from this scene. 

We worked for some time in our garden this morning. Lincoln was absolutely correct... a lot can be done with a small plot of land! 

In our garden can be found two fountains, which were designed by Mattie and Peter for my birthday in 2009. These fountains mean a lot to me and Peter re-starts them every year on Mother's day. 

Mattie's favorite HEM/ONC nurse, Tricia, gave me the wonderful plaque that sits behind Mattie's fountain. It says......

"Some people come into our lives leaving footprints, so that our hearts can never be the same." 

On the other side of our deck we are growing beans and carrots. The last time we grew beans Mattie was alive. 

Can you see the second fountain? Right now our hose is somewhat wrapped around it. But what you will also notice in our garden is we have Mattie wind chimes everywhere, as well as sun themed items. 

Though I love roses, I do not like growing them. These roses are Peter's. He grows them every year and after Mattie died we began putting plants on top of our deck walls. It helps to create the effect of "MY SECRET GARDEN."

Apparently plants are not the only thing we grow..... check out this weed Peter pulled out. It is about as tall as me.