Today is May 8. What's so special about that? I'm glad you asked. There are many, many things that can be celebrated on May 8. Some serious, some just for fun.
It's the 81st anniversary of "V-E Day" marking the end of WWII in Europe, obviously serious.
It is also "Fintastic Friday" which encourages the conservation of sharks skates and rays. It happens that I have a great niece-in-law who has her doctorate in marine biology and spends a great deal of time in large pools filled with water and sting rays. She loves it.
On the fun side it's "No Socks Day" and "World Donkey Day." I didn't see any donkeys today but it was warm enough to go without socks. It's always fun to start wearing sandals.
But my favorite day locally is "National Public Gardens Day." Over a hundred years ago generous benefactors contributed a very large amount of money to the city of Fort Wayne for the development of public parks and gardens throughout the city. There are now 97 parks (open daily from 6:00am to 11:00pm) covering 2,840 acres of parkland and 120 miles of trails.
My favorites include Headwaters Park, Promenade Park, Johnny Appleseed Park, Moody Park and the Rose Garden. Not just pretty to look at, our parks offer picnic spaces, golf courses, splash pads, sites for festivals and much more. So get out there. It's a great time of year to start enjoying the parks.
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