Day 293 - Sumo Rock

Had an amazing surprise from Ned Bjorn as he dropped by this fantastic painted rock of a Sumo Wrestler that he painted and water-proofed. We had visited him and his wife a week or so ago as LeAnn and I were walking through his neighborhood and dropped off some of the 'Feet Treats' that I had been delivering. Even though we didnt expect to be invited in because of the Corona issues, they asked us in and we had a great visit. During the conversation, I mentioned how I enjoy watching Sumo wrestling. He then showed us some rocks in his front garden that he had painted for his grandchildren. So, it was the perfect surprise when he covertly delivered a Sumo Rock to us and left it on our porch. What a magnificent gift! So grateful for his kindness and thoughtfulness in bringing us this spectacular piece of art! Later in the afternoon, I was walking around our neighborhood and saw a neighbor who I had not formally met before, that was out raking the moss out of his lawn with a garden rake. He was having a rough go of it and was working up a sweat. I was about to just wave and walk by as Corona has introduced this separation between humans. Then I thought I could offer to lend him my electric lawn dethatcher, which works great for pulling out moss and thatch. When I mentioned this to him, his eyes got big and he said 'That would be AWESOME!' I went home and rolled it back down to his house. (Granted, I didnt offer to run it for him. ;)) He brought it back to us an hour later and even brought us a quart container of hand sanitizer as a thank you. It was a great experience that goes to show that through 'small means come about great things' and we can continue to make friends and strengthen relationships in the midst of these challenging times.