Wayne Medley’s Blog

With all the rain we have had this spring the Cumberland River is filled to the rim. I have only seen the river this high once in the 10 years I have been here and that was a flood that flooded lower Broadway about 9 years ago, I remember the Budweiser truck floating down the river, I guess the fish were going to have a party and got them a beer truck. It was kind of funny, we saw the report of the beer truck floating down the river and went down to see it for ourselves. Let us hope it does not get that high this time.

Today the ground hog Punxsutawney Phil looks for his shadow, if he sees his shadow we have six more weeks of winter and if not we will have an early spring, I am holding out for an early spring this year. Last year he predicted a long winter and he was right lets hope he says an early spring this year, I have had about all the wet and cold I can handle for one year, it has been one cold snap right after another this winter. No snow but a lot of rain and some sleet. Not to bad a winter over all I guess.

Soon the elephants will be walking through downtown Nashville, when the circus comes to town this month they always walk the animals from the Gulch to their temporary home at the Sommet Center. I take my grandson to go watch the elephants walk by it is so very amazing how large and beautiful they really are up close. David has been to the circus several times and he really likes the animals, he is not a huge fan of the other stuff going on but if it has elephants in it count him in.

Tomorrow is a very special day for me and many others in America. Veterans day is a holiday that does not get a lot of attention, at least here in Nashville we have a nice little parade. I remember as a child we would have a huge parade for Veterans Day but I guess life gets in the way for many people now days. I will be taking off from work to go attend the parade and I will show my support the best I can to the veterans and to the troops serving now, they need us behind them and our full support as they protect us and our country. I love the troops and the honor they bestow upon our great country.

Tonight will be the coldest night of the fall season under freezing for the first time this fall. I will have to bring in a few of the less hardy plants from the porch tonight and the next couple of nights as well. It seems that winter is knocking at our door steps. I am not ready for cold weather I have to dig out my cold weather stuff for work I have no gloves, well let me restate that I have 9 right handed gloves and for some reason zero left handed gloves I guess I can keep one hand warm it will have to be my right hand. I think I will take tonight off and sleep through the worst of the first real cold night.