IN OUR FRONT YARD THIS AFTERNOON WE HAD A MINI BIRD INVASION

Had us a nice textured heavy cloud cover this morning with cool westerly winds reminding me I should have put a nylon jacket on.  With higher lake levels this year waves are reaching further inland and I saw an example of that along Goderich's boardwalk shoreline this morning.

WITH LAKE WATERS HIGHER SO ARE THE WAVES AND IT IS THE HIGHER WAVES WHICH HAVE CAUSED THIS FLOODING

GODERICH IS CRACKING DOWN ON RV'ERS OVERNIGHTING DOWN IN THE HARBOR AND BEACH AREAS AND CHECK WHAT'S UNDER THIS FELLOW'S WINDSHIELD WIPER IN PHOTO BELOW

DON'T KNOW IF THIS ROADTREK CHAP GOT A TICKET OR NOT

ON OUR WAY HOME I NOTICED THIS SNOWBIRD FARMER RV GUY GETTING AN EARLY START ON HIS WAY TO ARIZONA FOR THE WINTER

And before I forget again I've had a few more reader's questions about our previous front yard Squirrel wars.  Yes it is safe to say that after removing one final branch from a nearby shrub Little Red was never able to leap onto the bird station again.  In fact no Squirrels have.  Instead of spending time trying to outsmart Little Red and his gang anymore I now take that time to feed the little fellers every day.  I have four pine stumps in the yard that I leave a little nut laden birdseed on.  In fact it was just a few posts ago I had a photo of Little Red on one of those stumps chowing down some nuts and seeds.

Strangest darn thing this afternoon in our front yard.  With very few birds around for quite awhile we suddenly had a swarm of birds all pile into the yard at the same time.  Could hardly believe my eyes.  Goldfinches, Blue Jays, a pair of Cardinals, a Hummingbird, a Downie Woodpecker, a Hairy Woodpecker and a Northern Flicker.  Mourning Doves, a Robin, and a Grackle.  All these birds appeared in the yard in a space of ten minutes then were all gone again except for the Finches.  I've never seen that happen before.  I did manage a few photos of some of them but most are a bit blurred from my hasty shooting.

NORTHERN FLICKER

ROBIN

MALE GOLDFINCH

MALE CARDINAL

FEMALE GOLDFINCH

BLACKIE THE SQUIRREL

HUMMINGBIRD

SPLISH SPLASH PAPA'S HAVING A BATH

I figure the first paragraph in my Tuesday post must have reached the far edges of the Universe and tapped on the 'Powers That Be' door.  It is the only logical explanation I have for having an uninterrupted sleep from 11 p.m. Tuesday night to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.  The PTB must have read my first paragraph and took mercy on this poor little mortal and decided to grant him at least one good nights sleep for a change.  Very much appreciated by little mortal me and I hope those 'Powers That Be' see their way clear to grant me a few more of those restful nights.  It sure made a big difference to my energy and interest levels today and I was able to hook up our utility trailer and take a big load of brush to the Park's landfill area.  Got some more tree trimming done as well.

NO THAT IS NOT MARIJUANA PLANTS IN THERE  (SUMAC)

ALWAYS A LITTLE TRICKY BACKING THE UTILITY TRAILER INTO IT'S SMALL TIGHT SPOT

An evening walk took Pheebs and I to the end of the new road heading further into the forest at our Park.  Reaching the end we continued on through the dark forest and I remembered having walked through this area one time about fifteen years ago.  Very dark and foreboding and it is here where the Coyotes hang out after dark.

STANDING AT THE END OF THE NEW ROAD LOOKING BACK TOWARDS THE PARK

LOOKING AHEAD PHEEBS AND I WALKED WAY DOWN THERE INTO THE DARK FOREST

GROANER'S CORNER:(( You might be a redneck if...
- Your richest relative buys a new house and you have to help take the wheels off it.
- In an effort to watch your cholesterol, you eat Spam Lite.  
- Your idea of a seven course meal is a bucket of KFC and a six pack.
- You go to a tupper ware party for a hair cut.
- You've ever spray painted your girlfriend's name on an over pass.
- Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks  stand.
- Someone asks to see your ID and you show them your belt buckle.
- The directions to your house include "turn off the paved road".
- Your dog and your wallet are both on chains.
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“An unlucky skydiver's last pun: 'Ah chute!'”
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While waiting at the bus stop, a man with a stutter asked another, "E-e-excuse m-me, w-w-what t-time is it?"  The other man didn't reply. Again, the man asked, "E-excuse m-m-me, c-can y-you t-t-tell me w-what t-time it is?"  Once again, the other man didn't reply. The man with the stutter got angry and stormed off.  A third man, having witnessed the whole ordeal, asked the silent man, "Why didn't you just answer the man's question?"  The silent man said, "Th-there w-w-would have b-been a b-b-big ff-fight."

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