Saturday morning, Memorial Day Weekend. Jim and Julie and the pups are here for the weekend. Our plans are to basically just chill for the weekend. Ms. Kate got up this morning first thing and made a banana sheet cake. It is Jim's favorite. The recipe came from my sister.  And it goes quickly. It's kind of a magnet; ya' can't walk through the kitchen without cutting off a little slice.

I have to fill feeders again today. It looks like the sunflower feeders are all empty and they are shaving down the suet cakes pretty quickly this morning, especially the blackbirds and starlings. The bark butter feeders are empty too. I found one on the ground which tells me the raccoons got to it. Stubby and BT are here but the dogs are keeping them off of the feeders. The squirrels get on the feeders and the dogs start whining to be let out. We open the doors and they go streaking out the door and just run in circles around the yard like they know they are supposed to be doing something but forgot what it is.   Yeah, it's funny to watch but a pain in the butt letting them in and out. I leave that to Jim and Julie mostly.

We are expecting a round over severe storms this evening with a lot of rain, possibly large hail, and even the possibility of a tornado or two. I've checked the radar and see no clouds coming this way but that really doesn't mean anything. The storms can pop up anytime, anywhere. Hopefully by the time they get here, they will have weakened greatly.

This is Memorial Day weekend. It is a time when we remember those that have served in our armed forces and have given their lives to maintain our freedom. Unfortunately, we are developing a young liberal society that wants to erase history rather than remember it or learn from it. They could care less about the sacrifices that people have made to keep this a free country. They could care even less about serving their country. If it sounds unpleasant or disagrees with their perspective on the world, they get up and walk out and refuse to listen to it. Their perception and view of the world is nine inches long which is the distance from the eyes to their cell phone. Unfortunately, I'm guilty of being quasi-addicted to my cell phone and social media too. But, this is a weekend to hold our heads up and recognize the beauty of seeing the American flag flying in the breeze and being humbled b the amount of people who have sacrificed and risked their lives to insure that flag will always fly. This morning I'm going out to the cemetery and put out a couple of American Flags on graves of veterans in honor of their service. They are my comrades in arms and deserves the recognition for that.

I won't wish you a happy Memorial Day --- there  isn't a lot of happiness involved with the loss of life. I will however pray that this country will always remain a free country in order that you and I can enjoy the freedom their sacrifice has paid for. Peace.