Month: August 2019

First Ever Martial Arts Tournament

Saturday we attended our granddaughter’s Taekwondo tournament. This is only the third tournament she has ever participated in, but the first we were able to attend. There is lots of action at these tournaments and with so many different things going on at once we thought it was somewhat loud and confusing. Although she didn’t get a medal, we were very proud of her because she did her best even though she was nervous. She entered two categories: self-defense and forms.

Self Defense
Forms

Yesterday, she tested for her blue belt. Although we were not there, my daughter said she did very well.

Congratulations to our newest blue belt

BOTD: What’s for Breakfast?

One day I was sitting out in the backyard just drinking coffee and watching the birds at our bird-feeder. Suddenly, all the birds began to scatter, but it was too late for one poor dove. From high in the air, a hawk came swooping down and captured that dove. At first the hawk landed in our grass, so I ran in to get the camera. As I slowly moved closer, he would move further out in the yard. He landed in the garden where we grow our okra, which had not come up yet, with the dove still in his claws. He sat there for a few minutes, and then picked up his food and flew away, only leaving a scattering of feathers.