Spring sunset. Easter weekend was really beautiful -- sunny and warm and not too much wind. On Saturday we all worked in the yard, raking up leaves and gathering up wood for a bonfire on Sunday evening. Andy trimmed up some trees where limbs had broken off. We still have lots of work to do! The irises are putting on buds. Saw the first quince blooming and also some grape hyacinth. On Sunday we had some friends over in the late afternoon and ate hotdogs cooked over the bonfire. It was a pleasant weekend. I have realized that a person cannot leave a comment on this blog unless they have a Google or gmail email account. If anyone wants to comment, you can go to our Facebook page or send an email to "phoenixcir@yahoo.com". I am troubled by some actions being taken by the City of Watonga concerning a possible sale of Roman Nose State Park. Many people don't know that the City owns the park and the State of Oklahoma leases it and operates it. It doesn't cost the City anything to own the property and it receives some revenue from taxes and providing water. We have been told that the State doesn't want to put any more maintenance money into the park unless it owns the property (the swimming pool at the Park may not be opened timely, if at all, this summer). The City would love to have a big influx of cash from a sale to the State. What is disturbing is that the City mayor and city attorney appear to be "negotiating" behind closed doors for a deal and refuse to discuss the matter with anyone - city residents - when asked "what's going on." Of course, any sale of city property would have to be put up for bid and advertised to the public, but by the time any other potentially interested party other than the State sees the posting it might be too late to arrange for funding -- this isn't the kind of transaction one can pay for out of their "savings account"!! The people of Watonga need to ask questions about this. There probably needs to be a public forum to let the residents know what is going on, but no one I've spoken to seems to be willing to "ruffle feathers" by asking questions. Why are WE interested? Because the Park is one of the main reasons we started our bed & breakfast here, so the Park's future affects our future. It may all some down to someone asking the State Attorney General some questions about what our Mayor can and cannot do and possibly request an investigation into the matter. It's up in the air for now. Tomorrow (Tuesday) night is a City Council meeting, so we'll see if the issue is addressed at that time.