SUNSHINE AND BLUE SKIES:))))))

 IT WAS SO UPLIFTING TO SEE THE COLOR BLUE TODAY

The big news of the day is sunshine and blue skies:))))  The temperature is still hanging at 25F but that's okay, at least the sun is finally out.  Toddling around a few country roads it was nice to see a touch of color in the rural greyness of this mid-January landscape. 

 'WOW' BARE DRY ROADS, SNOWLESS FIELDS, AND BIG BLUE SKIES AS PHEEBS AND I HEAD EAST OUT OF THE PARK IN THE JEEP THIS MORNING

 EVEN FARM ANIMALS WERE OUT ENJOYING THE JANUARY SUNSHINE

With bare and dry paved roads on this good-looking morning, I decided to take Scooter out for a short run around a couple long country blocks.  Everything ran fine and we were home again in about twenty minutes.  Puttered around outside for a bit and called it a morning.

 A NICE DAY TO TAKE SCOOTER FOR A SHORT  CRUISE

 A SHAFT OF SUNLIGHT EVEN KEEPS MY COFFEE WARM

 SOME DAY WHEN I GROW UP BIG AND TALL MAYBE I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL

An afternoon walk with Pheebs netted me a few photos and I noticed without a doubt late this afternoon that the days are definitely getting longer:)))))

LONG LATE AFTERNOON SHADOWS AROUND THE PARK'S POND

Finished my latest book, The Boys by actor/director Ron Howard and his younger brother Clint.  I found this to be a great read and it's obvious all the way through the book that these two talented brothers give their parents Rance and Jean the majority of the credit for their success.  The boys were very close to their dad.   This afternoon, I started a new book by George Mahood entitled....Not Tonight Josephine: A Roadtrip Through Small-Town America.

GROANER'S CORNER:((   You might be a redneck if...

- Smith and Wesson attended your wedding without an invitation and you were overjoyed to see them there.
- When you hear someone talking about the king you don't know whether they're talking about Elvis or Richard Petty.  

- You complain about the ban on assault weapons because it makes half your guns illegal.
- You use a pig for a garbage disposal.
- You can't go to church this year because your Sunday socks are being used as the truck's gas cap.
- You clean your car or truck out with a leaf blower.
- Your tackle box contains dynamite and blasting caps.

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