#25 - Umbrellas and Puddles

8/8/2017

I Love Umbrellas

Around the age of 6, I loved walking with umbrellas... playing with them and even drawing them.

Maybe it was the Morton Salt Girl that inspired me.

Rainy Days in Houston

We've been having a rainy week. This morning instead of going for a run, I grabbed an umbrella and headed for Pecan Park.

The rain had stopped by the time I got there, but I walked with my umbrella anyway. That would have made total sense to me, at age 6.

Puddles

I thought I would be alone in the park on a rainy day.

But, many dog walkers suddenly appeared and probably thought I was nuts when they spotted me wading through puddles. But I just hid under my umbrella and felt very brave.

A Worm

I'm pretty glad I spotted no mud, or I might have been tempted to make pies. However I did pause to help a worm, struggling in a sidewalk puddle.

By the time I got home, my legs were splattered with wet grass and dotted with a few mosquito bites. Sometimes you have to pay, for 6-year-old-celebration!

2 Comments

Sixty
Celebrations

It's April 9, 2017. I'm celebrating my 60th by removing the zero from my age.

Party
Like A Six-Year-Old

I plan to spend this year pondering the good things I remember about my world, when I was 6. I remember those 12 months well, because my family moved from Iowa to NYC for just one year. My memories of 1963-64 are vivid ones.

My Plan

I'll celebrate this milestone birthday for 12 months. I'm going to conjure up the early 1960's and have 60 mini celebrations... in the spirit of my 6 year old self!

Martha

8/15/2017 12:27:19 pm

I really love this blog- and I hate EVERYTHING! It's really good. And it has a comfort to it. Did you really draw those pics as a kid and you still have them?

Beth

8/15/2017 01:29:36 pm

Thanks, Martha! You helped me with my 6-year-old celebrations, so you can't be too much of a hater! :D
Yes, my mom saved a little artwork here and there. I inherited her hoarding tendencies, I'm afraid. Some of the old drawings are giving me good celebration ideas!