LIFE GOES ON X3

JANUARY 1 - GREGORIAN CALENDAR

This is the first sign that we get that time goes by.  It used to be that here in San Diego there were many guns being shot into the air at midnight to celebrate the advance of the calendar.  This practice has just about disappeared.  First it was outlawed several years ago.  I remember that it did not pass away very quickly.  We were absent from San Diego for several years, so we were not aware of the slow disappearance of the practice.  My experience of the first moments of the New Year, 2018 was very quiet and I remembered the noisier times of the past.

This was but the first sign of my on-going accumulation of youth.

The second major event is on the way...

LUNAR NEW YEAR -  HELLO, DOG
THE ENTRANCE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERMARKET

Yes, in the corner of San Diego that we call home, everyone gets to celebrate the Lunar New Year.  In our neighborhood, where English is not the dominant mother tongue, this is a big season.  When you get beyond the entrance features above, this is what you see...

The "stands" for all the flowery plants are containers of seasonal treats.  When the potted fruit trees come on display, I'll click on them for you.

Thirdly, February 28 and March 6 and April 1 are all reminders of an extra year added to my calendar. 

Left to right:  April 1, March 6, No comment, February 28
This was at Christmas, 2017

So, when you live in San Diego, the calendar is a frightening tool to have on your wall.  But...

Every time you look at it and every time the clock rings and you hear it, every time to awaken in the morning and the ceiling is still where it should be, you know that it is time to render thanks to God once again. So, may God drag all of us across these "memory lanes" one more time so that we can spend more of His time together with one another in the warmth of His loving embace.

Let's keep that in mind along with the reminder that there is to be no crying at my funeral.