Tuesday, February 17, 2015

‘NO’ WE ARE NOT HEADING HOME YET!!

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WE DON’T SEEM TO HAVE AS MANY MOURNING DOVES IN OUR YARD THIS YEAR

Finished Bill Bryson’s book, ‘The Life & Times of the THUNDERBOLT KID’ Monday & I’m coming down the home stretch on my Kindle book, Leaving the Life.  The latter sure has been an emotionally tough read but I am feeling better for what I am learning from this book.

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CURVED BILL THRASHERS HAVE THE MOST YELLOWEST EYES >>>

Nowhere in my Monday post did I mention anything about heading home to Bayfield Ontario now or anytime in the immediate future.  I simply expressed some thoughts on things I look forward to when we do get home sometime around the first week of April.  We have spent over 60 years plowing through miserable Canadian winters & are well aware of harsh weather conditions going on there at this time of year, & especially this year.  We check in on Bayfield’s weather often.  Yes I am always antsy about getting on the road going somewhere but returning to Canada before the first of April definitely is never a voluntary decision or destination for us.  We did toss around some travel plans this morning for later next month but nothing definite yet.

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FIRST TIME SEEING THIS BIRD IN OUR BACKYARD TODAY & I’M WONDERING IF IT MIGHT BE AN INCA DOVE

GROANER’S CORNER:(( My wife, a registered nurse, once fussed over every pain or mishap that came my way. Recently, however, I got an indication that the honeymoon is over. I was about to fix the attic fan, and as I lifted myself from the ladder into the attic, I scratched my forehead on a crossbeam. Crawling along, I picked up splinters in both hands, and I cut one hand replacing the fan belt. On the way down the ladder, I missed the last two rungs and turned my ankle. When I limped into the kitchen, my wife took one look and said, "Are those your good pants?"

10 comments:

  1. I just love the first picture - that of the dove. What a beautiful bird, and their eyes seem so expressive. The groaner is a classic!

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  2. We had quite a few doves visit us last year but not so many this year. Don't know why. I miss them as I love to listen to their gentle cooing.

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  3. That little dove sure looks like my Inca doves. Sure are noticeable in their tinier size compared to the white wing or mourning doves. Love how they hunker down close to the ground when there is a possible threat around.

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  4. I certainly hope not. Much to cold here.

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  5. I thought there were a lot of dove when we were at Lake Tamarisk but then realized one of the residents had pigeons that were "out" during the day! Don't know that I've seen an Inca dove - it is beautiful :-) So no snow chains on the rig and sled under the Jeep? :-)))))))

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  6. The doves have returned to Tucson, too, although not in full force.

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  7. eHopefully the weather will improve and you awill have some sunshine to travel in. We are stuck in Lousiana waiting for a part for our awning, but I have checked the weather going West and see rain And cold. Not as bad as North, but we will have to stay south if we want to stay dry.

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  8. I thought it would be a good book to read, so I just bought "Leaving the Life".

    I have an orange peel outside my window hoping to catch a hummingbird in a photo. Maybe, if I can sit still long enough I can get one.

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  9. If you wanted to come back up to Canada early, it's good weather here in Vancouver :)
    No snow, but a little out of your way. Hope the weather improves over March for your journey back to Ontario!

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