WITH FIERY VOLCANO-LIKE GURGLINGS AND RUMBLINGS

With fiery volcano-like gurglings and rumblings in my lower intestinal track this morning I had to cut our Jeep ride short and make fast tracks for home.  Good thing I did and that's all I need to say about that.  To make up for our short Jeep ride Pheebs and I later took Scooter for a run.  That little Chevy 3500 just runs along so nice and smooth.  Home again, I hauled out my tall step ladder and cleaned the rig's rolled-up awning.  Raked up and wheelbarrowed some pine needles and that was about it.  My today was far better than my yesterday.  

 TAKING SCOOTER FOR A DRIVE

 LOOKS LIKE MY TRUSTY NAVIGATOR HAS DOZED OFF AGAIN

 CLEANING THE AWNING 

 AND THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE LAST GASP OF SNOW IN OUR DRIVEWAY

Saw my first Killdeer this morning and our bird station is continuing to be over-run by Grackles.  Cardinals, Blue Jays, and Mourning Doves are still coming in but I think some of the little Juncos may have already left for their Northern haunts.  Won't be long now and the early spring Songbirds will be arriving.  So nice seeing a few flowers pushing up through the ground cover too.  After its long and dreary frozen dormant state, the land is once again beginning to come alive.  And none too soon I might add.      

 CONFRONTATION

 DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE MOURNING DOVE TO PUT THE SKI-DADDLES ON THE GRACKLE

 A MIXTURE OF GRACKLES, RED-WING BLACKBIRDS AND ONE MOURNING DOVE

 RED-WING BLACKBIRD IN FOREGROUND, GRACKLE IN BACKGROUND

 COWBIRD, GRACKLE, RED-WING BLACKBIRD

 A RED-WING BLACKBIRD FLASHES BY MY CAMERA LENS

 MOURNING DOVES ARE NOT AS PASSIVE AS THEY LOOK

Pheebs and I managed an afternoon walk and how nice not having to wear a coat or jacket.  Sunny blues skies and 55F.  No wind but that's all about to change.  We have a weather advisory pending.  Rain heavy at times tonight and Friday, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.  Winds possibly gusting to 50mph winds Friday.  Let the good times roll:))

 A NICE AFTERNOON WALK ALONG THE PINE TREE TRAIL

 FISH IN OUR PARK'S POND

 I THINK I SEE A SHARK IN THERE

 OUR FRONT YARD POND IS FINALLY FREE OF ICE SO NEXT COMES THE BIG CLEAN-UP

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A woman came to her doctor in a panic.  "Doctor, all day long my daughter eats yeast and car wax, and won't get out of bed! What will happen to her?"  "Don't worry," said the Doctor, "eventually she will rise and shine."

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Q: What did the baby digital watch say to the mommy analog watch?
A: Look Ma, no hands!

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What do you call a sandwich box swinging from a bell rope?
The Lunchpack of Notre Dame

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