The Yard is Coming Back

Hurricane Dorian brought about five feet of water over this part of the yard and up onto the wall of and inside the garage pictured here. The salty water was filled with refuse of every sort as well as being polluted with sewage, gasoline, and diesel fuel.  Everything died and there was stench and stink for quite a long time after the best possible cleanup work.

It is so dear now to see that the back yard is back, clean, with grass growing and welcoming us to once again enjoy time there.

This week our son, Doug, and his wife, Jill, have been with us.  The garage apartment has been their home for the week, but, one night we built our first fire in the fire pit since the Hurricane and had beer and hot dogs in the yard.

Doug and I burn our hot dogs while Jill and Trish watch.

It is amazing how such a simple thing can be such a reason for joy and thankfulness.  We give thanks for fire, grass, beer, and hot dogs!