Day 70 - Balloons

Todays the day of the great earthquake  and tsunami in Japan.  The video footage of the tsunami wave was aweinspiringly awful - the way it progressed inexorably across the countryside carrying everything with it.  Hated the sight of moving cars or pedestrians ahead of it, oblivious to what was coming although thankfully the tv shots were edited so I didn't see anyone actually be carried away to their death. The thought of it was bad enough.  Also ongoing conflict and atrocities in Libya. It's depressing times at the moment.

Anyway pottered around at home this am with tv on constantly in the background.  This afternoon took Dad in to the hospital to see Mum.  When we visit she is often either sleepy or stares vacantly and fairly unresponsively into the distance. It can be quite hard work to engage with her.  She does enjoy throwing games so I took some balloons in today.  I blew one up and we spent a good hour tossing it back and fore between the three of us.  She really enjoyed it and it was nice to see a sparkle in her eyes as well as a smile on her face!  So todays photo is a balloon. Not the same one, as I left that with her, and I've put a string on this as I thought it looked better.  It's a  nice sunny reminder for me though.