A NICE QUIET FOREST WALK WITH MY BEST PAL PHEEBS

SPRING FLOWERS ON A FOREST FLOOR

Needing more top soil for our white clover seed yard project Pheebs and I headed straightaway to Goderich's Canadian Tire Store and picked up an additional 15 bags of dirt at their garden center.  On the way home we stopped at a conversation area on Kitchigami Road and took ourselves for a walk in the Spring forest.  Returning home I finished up our front yard and have started on the backyard.  With rain coming in Thursday I anxiously wait to see if anything grows.

MAYAPPLES

NICE MORNING FOR A QUIET WALK IN THE FOREST

Since the last breach of our bird feeder by the little Red Sqirrel I patiently watched to see where the weakest point of my defences were and it didn't take Red long to show me where it was.  With a couple short pieces of 2x4 I plugged up the hole he was getting through.  No sign of Red today so I am briefly in the lead again.  It is quite the tussle that little fella and I are having this year.

IN SOME PLACES THE TRAIL IS NOT EASY TO FOLLOW

ARE WE LOST YET??  NOPE, I CAN SEE A WHITE TRAIL MARKER ON A TREE AHEAD

NO STOPPING FOR US GUYS WE JUST BLEW RIGHT ON BY THIS BENCH

Still no sign of our missing Goldfish.  It's a mystery what could have happened to the little fellow.  So far the remaining two are doing just fine but they do hide a lot.  Can't help wonder if a Blue Heron got it but if that was the case why wouldn't it have grabbed the other two as well.  Goldfish in small outside ponds can be easy pickens for Blue Herons.

THIS OLD STONE FOUNDATION IS A FAMILIAR SPOT ALONG THE TRAIL

I LIKE SPENDING TIME WITH MY BEST PAL

So nice walking in the Spring forest this morning.  Came across the remains of an old cement foundation I had not seen before on previous walks.  It was only because there is not a lot of vegetation out yet that I saw it.  It is not far from a much larger old stone foundation I was familiar with.  There is history here but I don't know what it is.  

NATURE RARELY WORKS IN STRAIGHT LINES AND RECTANGLES AND IT WAS THAT WHICH CAUGHT MY ATTENTION HERE

ALTHOUGH ONLY HALF A DOZEN YARDS OFF THE TRAIL I HAD NEVER NOTICED THIS OLD CONCRETE FOUNDATION BEFORE

And sad news out of Quartzsite Arizona today.  Paul Winer often referred to as the 'naked bookseller has passed away.  I never met Paul formally but I did manage a candid photo of Kelly standing beside Paul years ago when we popped into the book store.  Exchanged a few nice emails with Paul's wife Joanne a few years ago when she emailed me about a post I wrote after Kelly and I walked around Celias Rainbow Garden in Quartzsite.  Celia was Joanne and Paul's daughter.  Celia passed away October 25th 1995.  Rest In Peace Paul and don't let no dust gather on those there rockin boogie-woogie piano keys...…………

GROANER'S CORNER:(( 
Doctor, Doctor I feel like a pack of cards.  I'll deal with you later! 
Doctor, Doctor I think I'm turning into a frog.  
Your just playing too much croquet! Doctor, Doctor I think I'm a yo-yo.  
Are you stringing me along! 
Doctor, Doctor I dream there are monsters under my bed, what can I do?  Saw the legs off of your bed!
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Just spent $300 on a limousine and discovered that the fee doesn't include a driver... Can’t believe I’ve spent all that money and have nothing to chauffeur it!
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