Reznjun

over the years i have planted many trees in my yard. some of them are just starting to flower now that it is spring. i chose many different  specimen trees that will give me year round color. i have a coupla of shrubs that were suppose to turn yellow but they never have.

i enjoyed the naming ceremony we had over the past weekend. nice to see all the little ones get their name. i was proud of my sons who spoke potawatomi during the naming. they have a talent for the language. my mother woulda been proud too. she did get to hear them speak when they were little.

i didnt go to the general council as usual. people that went said it was the same ol. not surprising. i dont know why our leaders dont assume control of the meetings and not let them get out of hand. nothing gets accomplished. the numbers are down. so if people get tired of the meetings why dont they just stay away? if 10 people stayed home there would be no quorum.

i am almost done putting my strawberries in. i bought 75 plants. the garden plot in front of my house was over run by wild onions. i transplanted them several years ago from the timber. i love wild onions, as did my mother.  i thought the day would come when i wouldnt be able to walk to the timber so i put them near my house. i did the same thing with gooseberry bushes. now i have to dig the onions up. i will dry them so they will store. then i can use them all year as i need them.

i ate mushrooms twice now. they havent been plentiful and were sorta small. the weather guy is saying rain. i think the big ones will come after the next rain. i will look as soon as i can after the rain. i am getting my walk in by hunting mushrooms. i still believe diet and exercise is important.

i’m surprised the tribe hasnt shut down because of the volcano dust in iceland. it wont affect us here but the snow is never a problem either. when they shut down for inclement weather people head to the mall or casino.

i was called for jury duty by the tribe. it was cancelled. my travel plans to the gathering of nations were put off til it was resolved. its alittle late now to make plans. i didnt order tickets on line. i wouldnt want to stand in line for that long. so i will miss for the first time in years. the letter from tribal said thanks for “your willingness to serve your nation”. hell i wasnt willing to serve at all.

i am waiting on delivery of a new riding mower tommorrow. now i can retire the old lawn mower from hell. every year i had to do some kind of repair on it. it was real bad on belts. they would break. i had alot of down time with that mower. it got to be a nuisance. it had a 14 horsepower motor. the new one will have a 24 horsepower motor. i told the salesguy that i mow about an acre of lawn everytime. he said the lawn tractor i bought was the most popular. now i gotta pimp the new one out with some injun decals. gotta head to a pow wow to score some.

better get my potatoes and onions in before the rain hits….