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| We dropped off pansies this year at Del's parents and grandparents graves. His mom and grandmother loved pansies. This is a set of pansy and poppy tags I painted for a neighbor friend. |
For the last 3 hours my heart has been smiling! On Friday
and Sunday we decorated graves, and today, on Memorial Day, Del and I took off
on our new bikes. At Tautphaus Park we read a memorial of Charles C. & Sarah Tautphaus, founder of the park. While riding in and through and around
the park we spotted Charles’ grave in Rose Hill Cemetery, adjacent to the park (the
same cemetery we visited with flowers yesterday for my grandparents and 3
stillborn siblings).
At Community Park, while on the bike/walking path, I noticed
a painted rock hid in the base of a tree and then another. Intrigued, we
stopped our bikes to look more closely. Excited about the find, I stopped a mother
and daughter to tell them about it, only to see them with four or five painted
rocks in their hands. They save their favorite rocks, re-hide the others, and
paint and hide enough rocks to replace the ones they keep. Apparently 7,000 people in Idaho Falls participate in this, simply for the pleasure “to brighten
someone’s day”. It brightened my day! Facebook and rock groups have popped up
all over the nation! I had no idea!
As we continued on our bikes I saw what appeared to be children
and grandchildren planting flowers in their grandmother’s yard, other’s
gathering flowers (perhaps to take to the graves), another working in her
garden, people walking, and an uncommon quietness in the neighborhoods.
(Perhaps quiet due to decorating graves, picnicking with family, or on a 3-day
weekend vacation?)
We stopped for a Subway sandwich, then onto Cold Stone to
share a “Gotta Have It” banana and raspberry sorbet with gummy bears! (Thanks
Josh and Stephanie for the Cold Stone gift card!)
What a beautiful way to spend today!!
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| Del's parents grave - American Falls, Idaho |
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| Del's old home, run down, but still lived in |
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| Back of Del's old home. We lived here for 3 summers with Del's parents. Grandma Roberts made "tea parties" for Jennifer in this backyard. |
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| My grandparents grave on my mom's side Ririe-Shelton Cemetery, Idaho |
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| My Grandparents grave on my dad's side. Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho |
