Gazebo Garbage

   
     This is a picture of my Grandfather, Russell Wood.  It's one of my favorite pictures of him as it captures his joy and enthusiasm for life.  Grandpa built a gazebo out in the back yard (he could build anything), and for a few years when he was in his seventies, he submitted several journal entries to his local paper and called them "Gazebo Garbage" because that is where is he would sit and write his thoughts.  These blog articles before their time are anything but garbage, and they have continued to be a source of wisdom and laughter for all of us who have followed him.  Just this morning, a cardinal flew in front of the jeep when I was taking the kids to school.  Grandpa worked a rural mail route after he returned from the war, and every time a cardinal or a "red bird" would fly in front of his mail jeep, he would stop and say a prayer of thanksgiving.  I prayed with the kids on our way to school and reminded them of grandpa's ritual.  So, in the days to come I will be posting several of Grandpa's blog entries.  I'm sure you will enjoy them.  -Grant