Tonight's picture was taken on Easter of 2004. Mattie was two years old. Every April we took Mattie to the US Arboretum. The azaleas are absolutely priceless there! Bushes upon bushes, for as far as the eye can see. I always told Mattie that the azaleas came out to celebrate his birthday. He loved that notion. Mattie could walk for a bit, but then without fail, would land up on top of Peter's shoulders. Notice the dandelions in each hand. Mattie never went on a walk empty handed.
Quote of the day: Too often. . .I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen. ~ Louis L’Amour
We flew to Naples, FL today. We had an 8:30am flight, so we were up at 5am. It felt like a spirit to get away this time, but we did it. Fortunately we leave plenty of time to get to the airport, because even with TSA pre-check, things were very backed up. It took at least 25 minutes to get through security. My bag was flagged because I had a bag of dried fruit, that set off some sort of alarm.
On our American flight we met a flight attendant who was absolutely superb. I told him he should be a training manager for flight attendants. He was detail oriented, cared about his passengers, and his professionalism showed. He told me he has been a flight attendant for thirty years, and he feels that passengers should be treated the way he would like to be treated. He made the flight for me.
I realize people LOVE noise! But why? You are surrounded by beauty and on vacation! Can't you just talk to who you came with!!?? Why must we be bombarded with sound??? I get away and need quiet in order to relax. So I have complained twice already and now awaiting a call from the hotel manager. Needless to say, management is going to get to know me this week.
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