May 27, 2016 - Friday in Nauvoo

It looks like our new "normal" day's schedule will be early to our assignments.  I was schedule in the gardens today and the start time was 7:00am.  Mom got a little later schedule as the Wagon Narrator at 10:30am this morning with her second ride at 12:30am and her last ride at 2:30pm.  It was an overcast day with cool breezes, but the humidity was near 100% and the temperatures were in the low 80's.  Summertime temperatures have arrived!  Here are some shot from our work today;

The assortment for the planters along Main Street

Main Street - Nauvoo

Another shot of Main Street Nauvoo

These are my planting pots!  In front of the Cultural Hall

The master planter - Richard

We planted another 500 or so plants today

The pottery accent

The prized combination of plants raised from seedlings!

What a way to mow down weeds!  1100+ degrees worth!

This last picture shows the brick walkway where the Young Performing Missionaries have Vignettes.  The weeds are growing rampant through the bricks and poison kills the weeds but they look terrible.  Enter the power butane flame thrower!  No more brown weeds, and it disintegrates the green ones very nicely as well!

Mom and I were able to make the 4:00pm temple session tonight.  We saw several of our cast members going in for the 6:00pm session as we were leaving.  We have such great cast members!  We wanted to attend the temple today as part of our need for divine help on our talks this Sunday.

In addition, we are so mindful of the Memorial Day weekend purpose.  Memorial Day was originally "Decoration" Day, that started around 1866, after the Civil War.  The casualties of the various wars involving Americans  is significant and the people of the United States wanted to honor those who paid the ultimate price in fighting for our freedom.  We may or may not know someone, personally, who died protecting our freedoms, but I am grateful for their sacrifices for me, and my family, and all of us who enjoy the blessings of being an American.  We cannot let our freedoms erode away with the whims of the leaders today.  This Memorial Day is an opportunity to recommit to making sure our God given freedoms are protected here in the United States of America!