It's been fifty-eight years that a dozen red roses have arrived for me on April 22. This November, Tom and I will have been married fifty-eight years. Tom and I had broken up in 1960 and we hadn't seen each other since that fateful day. Tom said when he sent the roses he really didn't think I would reply but he wanted me to know that he would always remember me. I had been remembering him, too.
The flowers arrived in late morning. At noon, we went out to eat at Ruby Tuesday's. Our daughter had given Tom a gift card for Christmas which he used. After choosing salads from the well stocked salad bar, Tom had meaty ribs, so tender and well cooked that the meat fell off the bones. I had grilled chicken with a honey barbecue sauce. Dessert was apple cake with ice cream. We were pleased.
The day was chilly but sunny. This time of year "sunny" means the day is a good one. Tom drove us to Englewood dam, one of the five dams built in the Dayton area after the devastating 1913 flood flooded downtown Dayton up to the second floors of many buildings
The ducks were too far off for Tom to get good photos but we got good looks at Canvasbacks, Redheads and Ringbills
The usual Canada Geese and Mallards were there also.
Tom decided to check out Eastwood Lake. That was where we saw our first Bufflehead of the year. The next stop was Eastwood Metro Park. There we spotted two Hooded Merganser males and one female.
Tom finally found a bird close enough to get a good photo...a Great Blue Heron. He already had a nice bib of mating feathers.
Seeing the ducks means Spring is on its way and that brings smiles to our faces.
What lovely roses! How romantic that he is still sending you flowers! :)
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