Every so often, my friend Norma comes up from Chicago to visit her mother. I meet her and off we go for lunch, shopping, walking, and talking. We had lunch at the Cinders restaurant, shopped at St. Vincent de Paul and Payless (I got another pair of shoes), had dessert at Culvers.
The best part for me is always walking at the Sheldon Nature Area, adjacent to the Oakwood Charter School. It was donated to the Oshkosh school district to use to teach the students about environmental issues.
The trails led us past ponds and brooks and along the way we found marsh marigolds and Virginia bluebells in bloom.
We heard the white-throated sparrow and watched mallards paddling around. As we walked, we talked about what is going on in our lives. We see each other every few months, but it's always as if we were last together two or three minutes before and were just continuing the conversation.
After our day together, I took Norma to catch her bus to Chicago, knowing that come Memorial Day weekend she'll be back and we'll spend another day together.
The best part for me is always walking at the Sheldon Nature Area, adjacent to the Oakwood Charter School. It was donated to the Oshkosh school district to use to teach the students about environmental issues.
The trails led us past ponds and brooks and along the way we found marsh marigolds and Virginia bluebells in bloom.
We heard the white-throated sparrow and watched mallards paddling around. As we walked, we talked about what is going on in our lives. We see each other every few months, but it's always as if we were last together two or three minutes before and were just continuing the conversation.
After our day together, I took Norma to catch her bus to Chicago, knowing that come Memorial Day weekend she'll be back and we'll spend another day together.
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