OUR PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS IS IN FULL BLOOM
A humid drizzly morning rain made for a slightly damp walk around the trail this morning. Whispers of maybe a 2 or 3 day Winnie Wagon adventure soon. But only whispers.
NICE TO SEE BROWN EYED SUSANS OUT AGAIN FOR ANOTHER SEASON
Regarding my waving paragraph in Wednesday night's post commenter Phil wondered if I wave at other Motorcycles first & the answer is 'yes'. Fact is I touched upon Motorcycle waves in a post a couple years ago. MY BIG HOWDY DOODY WAVE. Len/Pat from down there near that Sierra Vista place in Arizona mentioned 'Jeep Waves'. Yes, Jeepsters have a habit of waving at each other as well. But here again I revert back to my 'watching for the other Jeepster's wave first'.
OUR FRONT YARD DAY LILIES ARE COMING OUT
I don't understand why butter tarts have to taste sooooooo good. Kelly & Pheebs slipped out to pick up some fresh sausage & strawberries at the Mennonite Market store this afternoon just south of Bayfield. Kelly brought me home a butter tart & it was the best butter tart of ever. Not fair that pastries made by those ladies have to be so great & so irresistible. I am going to hire myself out as a counter-weight to a local crane company.
NICE TO SEE OUR WHITE LILIES BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR
We may all be on the same road of life but each one of us travels our own path. We don't always travel together & we are not always at the same place on that road at the same time. Hard for some to understand where others are & hard for others to understand where they themselves are. Let’s help our fellow travelers with patience & understanding, not hinder them with hurtful & demeaning criticism.
GROANER'S CORNER:(( The big bang happened because somebody told a great joke when God had a mouthful of milk.
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- Tourists see the world, travelers experience it.
- Home is where your pet is:))
- "If having a soul means being able to feel
love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals
are better off than a lot of humans."
(James Herriot)
- The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails -William Arthur Ward
- The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...AL.
- It is not so much having nothing to do as it is not having the interest to do something....AL.
well said
ReplyDeleteWe have a Mennonite bakery a few miles from here. Only open on Friday and Saturday but it is worth the wait. EVERYTHING we have tried is delicious. Not sure I know what a butter tart is???
ReplyDeleteI agree, let's play nice.
Mennonite bakeries are impossible to leave without something yummy!
ReplyDeleteI really like your new banner photo. Was that taken with the new camera? Nice composition, nice colors, nice sharpness. Did you post-process with Picasa, or is that straight from the camera?
ReplyDeleteOh yeah butter tarts, pecan tarts soo good! I do make them occasionally but usually do the min tarts. Real good ones are huge and about a million calories, but sure worth it.
ReplyDeleteLike you said we all travel our own road and eventually meet somewhere along the way.
Get out in your Winnie and go somewhere (anywhere), it will be good for you.
Very well said, Al. Thank you.
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ReplyDelete......And that's the truth ....... Traveling along the road is a very personal journey ...... Space and kindness really help along the way ..... Thoughtful piece, Al !!!
Breath taking photos ...... That white lily !!! And the headliner photo is a winner ....it talks to me ....
Hope the BAGO can hit the open road soon......sounds like a great plan for all ...READY, SET, GOOOOOOOOOO !!!!
HAVE FUN !!!!!!!!
Love the new header photo! Just beautiful and so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteWhispers you say.....we can hardly wait!
We had a butter tart once from The Clucking Hen on the Cabot Trail. Oh so yummy!
Nice ending paragraph.....I so agree!
As always, great "food for thought" Al! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour flower photos are so perfect! Glad you share so many...love them:)
ReplyDeleteI don't want to have my own dog but I do love most dogs. I talk to all the friendly dogs as we walk. It interrupts the walk quite frequently. Someday I hope to meet Pheebs. I'll be ready for the kisses
Too bad we don't live closer..We could sit around and commiserate about our lack of travel right now...
ReplyDeleteAmen to that -- and to all the above comments. Can't say we've ever had butter tarts, but then our local Benedictine Monastery has a bake sale each Friday in the winter. Their "Benedictine Bread" is a winner.
ReplyDelete... forgot to mention the pecan pie!
ReplyDeleteNice to catch up with you, Al, we have been busy lately with family and "stuff". I guess I will eventually have to taste a butter tart. I know I will be in Canada again someday, and I'll try one. OR from what you say, maybe not just one!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your last paragraph, I do not like to read mean spirited blog posts. I always enjoy coming to your page and seeing beautiful photos and an honest, open account of your day with humor and eyes wide open to the realities of life. Thank you Al for reminding us all to play nice!
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