happy 53rd, dood!

Recognize that banner?

No, not the one for the football team, silly!

That multicolored banner proclaiming that a birthday person lives at that house!

That's the same one I had received for my birthday62!

I've been saving it for five months so I could walk seven houses down and tape it up here -

turnabout is fair play, ya know!

(smile!)

Now, which of these two people were celebrating a birthday???

Well, that should be easy to guess - 

only one of them has gone by the sobriquet "Dood" since toddler age.

Scooting along on the floor, the child's tendency to curl into a ball brought about the image of a doodlebug, hence, "Dood".

So, now you know!
And you should also know by now that I must be talking about my youngest brother!

(smile!)

Yep, that's right, my baby brother has made it well into his 50's now - hallelujah!

Tony has done a lot of work on this house and yard.

As I am fond of saying, Mama would never recognize it as her old house!

The porch, the new steps, the brick paving below our feet, the new door and new paint on the exterior, the new roof... and the backyard is wonderful!

He has it covered with decorative pavers that he poured himself, so he'll never have to mow it again.

Hahahaha! Hahaha!

His lovely wife, Laura, snapped this one of us to commemorate the occasion - nice one!

She has also documented all his work on the property, with before and after photos, and made a memento book for him - she is so talented!
I am so glad he and she found each other!

(smile!) 

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."

That means I had a tree planted for his birthday.

These playful bears by this babbling brook are no doubt admiring it right now.

(smile!)

What a blessing to have all three of my brothers living in the same city during this time of pandemic, with all three healthy and doing well -

i thank You, God.