Town Story

 Whenever I go into town, I always come home with a story or two.  One of the first things I asked my brother when he bought the house is "how far from town is it?"  He was careful in his search to find a place that was not too far out.  I'm only 3 minutes from the town, so I drive there often.  Here's a story from last week that I'll share with you.

~I was at the grocery story in the produce section getting the best looking veggies to bring home, and when I was finished, I headed over to the meats.  I looked back, and from the corner of my eye, I saw something run fast in the distance.  It came from the back storage, and ran past the produce section, and I was glad to be done there.  I thought it might just be a shadow, because another shopper came through.  But I hurried up and gathered all the groceries I needed, and checked out.  Someone was at the check-out with a big bag of dog food.  He said, "did you see the Chipmunk in the store?"  I replied, "that was a Chipmunk?"  He said, "yea, it was so cute."  I said, "not everyone thinks that Chipmunks are cute," and thought to myself, "especially at a grocery store!"  So, I mentioned it to the manager, who's such a good guy, and he searched for it.  He said, "I opened the back door so he can run out."  Apparently, he snuck inside the storage area early in the morning.  V. at check-out said, "well, we live in the woods."  I said, "I know, I love the deer, but not the rodents!"  I got out of there faster than a greased pig! 🐷 

I picked up some Chinese take-out, and the restaurant always accommodates me with my orders, as I sometimes change the order to this or that.  The restaurant owners are so good to me.  I asked for chicken chow mein, with more sauce, and it was delicious with fried prawns. 🍤🍤🍤

I thought these flowers were so pretty in the parking lot of the Chinese restaurant.

I also drove through the eatery on another day last week and got a hot pastrami sandwich.  I pulled a neck muscle, and it was painful, and didn't feel like cooking.  They open at 11, but I got there at ten to 11, and they took my order.  I asked them to beef up the sandwiches, and they sure did.  They make a mean hot pastrami sub.  I have this little rock in the console of my car - it's a reminder of all the little daily graces I receive.

The 100-year old pioneer wagon on main street is already decked out with red, white, and blue, and flags waving in every direction.

The California Poppy is blooming like crazy along the edges of the highway, and even in the parking lots.  Their color ranges from shades of golden yellow

to an intense beautiful orange.

Mia did a craft project with her mama.  I thought it turned out so cute.

A California Quail and his mate were digging vigorously in my garden.  They are ground birds that search for food, but there is no food in my garden, so maybe they were making a nest?  Then, the female kept digging while the male looked on.

He looked funny when shaking all the dirt off him.

I love hearing the song of the birds in this area during this season.  It's fun to guess what calls are from what birds.  I will see these little songbirds soon.

Mia finished her last dance class (of three years), and will graduate from her little pink tutu to a purple leotard next fall.

Remember Maxwell House Coffee?  And their jingle?...."Good To The Last Drop."  Maxwell House coffee was introduced in 1892.  Is it just me, or does it blow you away that a coffee has been around for 134 years?  It's still good to the last drop.

I know I share pics of the deer often, but they came around a lot in May this year.  And I was in awe of this Buck right across the street!

Happy June!