Feeling Crabby

It's going home day, and that makes us all a bit crabby.

A ghost crab.  They are very hard to see!

We've had a blast.  There was rain, but there was more sunshine.  There were gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, and lovely hours sitting by the pool or walking on the beach.

Today, we go home.  Tomorrow, i'm back in the nursery at church, and Sweetie is back in the choir loft, and i get to start fussing at the contractor for not starting on the house like he said he would.

Meanwhile, we meander on home.

Today is Belmont Stakes -- Belmont, NY, US (146th Annual, the third jewel of the Triple Crown) Birthday of Prince Joachim -- Denmark Birthday of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong -- Malaysia (in this elective monarchy, the current king's birthday is celebrated on the first Saturday in June, regardless of his actual birth date) Capitol Hill People's Fair -- Denver, CO, US (arts, entertainment, and fun; through tomorrow) Daniel Boone Day -- Kentucky, US (date in he first sighted, in 1767, what would become Kentucky) Dare Day -- Manteo, NC, US (a fun festival and unofficial kick-off for summer) Derby Day -- Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England Do-Dah Parade -- Kalamazoo, MI, US (a "Salute to Silliness" that is worth seeing) Drawing Day/Pencil Day -- used to be sponsored on the first Saturday with the motto "Drop Everything and Draw", but even though no longer promoted by any specific group, you can still enjoy some time drawing today Eel Festival -- Jyllinge, Denmark (through tomorrow; every restaurant and pub in town serves fried eel, and there's lots more fun around town) Elfreth's Alley Day (Fete Day) -- Philadelphia, PA, US (one of the oldest continuously inhabited streets in the country) Enshu Hamakita Hiryu Matsuri -- Hamamatsu City, Japan (honors the river god Ryujin) Flag Day -- Peru Journalist's Day -- Argentina (marking the first publication of a newspaper in Argentina on this day in 1810) Judgement Day -- Fairy Calendar (Leaping songs) Maritime Gig Festival -- Gig Harbor, WA, US (parades, entertainment, and fun with the view of Mount Rainier to grace it all; through tomorrow) National Chocolate Ice Cream Day National Family Recreation Day -- US (seems to have been started by the community of Arvada, CO, US, wanting families to enjoy the great outdoors together) National Trails Day -- US (be safe out there, if you want help becoming a hiker there's info here) Peddler's Village Fine Art and Contemporary Craft Show and Festival -- Lahaska, PA, US (juried competitions, crafts, art activities for children, and more; through tomorrow) Sette Giugno -- Malta (commemoration of the tragedy of June 7, 1919, considered their National Day) St. Meriadoc's Day (Patron of the deaf and against deafness) Strawberry Festival -- Independence, MO, US (one of many such festivals all over as strawberries come into season -- look for one near where you live some time this month, and go have a good time) Texas Folklife Festival -- San Antonio, TX, US (the signature event of the Institute of Texan Cultures; through tomorrow) Toppenish Mural Society's "Mural-In-A-Day" -- Toppenish, WA, US (professional artists work to paint a complete and historically accurate mural in one day, accompanied by an arts and crafts show and food fair) Torikoe Matsuri -- Torikoe Jinja Shrine, Tokyo, Japan (festival and highlighting of Tokyo's largest Mikoshi[portable Shinto shrine]; through tomorrow) Union Dissolution Day -- Norway VCR Day -- the first Sony Betamax went on sale today in 1975 Vestalia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (multi-day festival for Vesta, goddess of the hearth, this first day termed the Vesta Asperit; through the 15th) Vivien Kellems Memorial Day -- born this date in 1896, she fought the IRS and income tax for her whole life Xterra Off-Road Triathlon, Four Corners Event -- NM, US (some of the most extreme racing anywhere) Anniversaries Today: Jimmy Osmond marries Michele Larson, 1991 YMCA is founded by George Williams, 1844 Birthdays Today: Michael Cera, 1988 Anna Kournikova, 1981 Larisa Oleynik, 1981 Bill Hader, 1978 Allen Iverson, 1975 Bear Grulls, 1974 Karl Urban, 1972 Roberto Alagna, 1963 Prince, 1958 Louise Erdrich, 1954 Liam Neeson, 1952 Orham Pamuk, 1952 Jenny Jones, 1946 Bill Kreutzmann, Jr, 1946 Tom Jones, 1940 John Napier Turner, 1929 Gwendolyn Brooks, 1917 Dean Martin, 1917 Jessica Tandy, 1909 Virginia Apgar, 1909 James Braddock, 1906 Paul Gauguin, 1848 Debuting/Premiering Today: Ghostbusters(Film), 1984 "Johnny Cash Show"(TV), 1969 "The $64,000 Question"(TV), 1955 "The Seven Deadly Sins"(satirical ballet chanté), 1933 Today in History: The first Crusaders begin their Siege of Jerusalem, 1099 Port Royal, Jamaica, is devastated by an earthquake, 1692 David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba, 1800 Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada, 1832 1,800 Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after they loot and plunder around Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg, Quebec, 1866 Tolbert Lanston receives patents for monotype typesetting machines, 1887 Norway's parliament dissolves  its union with Sweden, 1905 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public, 1975 Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public, 1982 Mt. Pinatubo erupts, sending an ash cloud 7km/14.3mi high, 1992 The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon, 2000 According to a new study, breast milk boosts brain development by 30% compared to babies who are fed formula, 2013