SO MUCH HEALTHIER TO SPEND WINTERS IN A WARM CLIMATE WHERE ONE CAN BE OUTSIDE AND ACTIVE

OUR MOST TRAVELED TO SPOT IN THE HULLETT MARSH

We were back to dull and drab skies today but at least we were above the freezing mark and of course that is always a plus.  Our travels this morning took us over around the Hullett Marsh.  Still a few hunters wandering around and I noticed most of the marsh ponds were frozen over.  I was surprised to see a Great Blue Heron still hanging around.  Even spotted a couple Deer.  Saw a few farmers out with their combines working away in the snow covered fields harvesting corn.

SOME OF THE MARSH PONDS WERE TOTALLY ICE COVERED

I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THIS ROAD INTO THE MARSH STILL OPEN

WHILE TAKING THIS PHOTO OF THE ICY ROAD I HADN'T YET NOTICED THE TWO DEER WAY FAR UP AHEAD

THE DEER WERE A LONG WAY OFF AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WAS MOVING

Sorry about these different font colors.  This Blogger format just drives me nuts some days.  

I DIDN'T SEE THE BLUE HERON UNTIL IT WAS AIRBORNE

QUICKLY SHOOTING THROUGH THE PASSENGER WINDOW THE SHOTS ARE A BIT SHAKY

I think I might have fixed the photo album links in Sunday's post.  I keep forgetting to click on the 'share' button.  Keep in mind that any old posts I link to which have links in them referring to photo albums will not work.  All those links were broken when Google dropped Picasa a few years back.  The links in 'Memory Lane' are the links that should work.

THE COMBINE GATHERS THE CORN KERNALS IN IT'S LARGE HOPPER THEN CAN TRANSFER THAT CORN THROUGH THAT LONG TUBE INTO A LARGE TRUCK TRAILER OR INTO A SMALLER GRAIN HOPPER BEING TOWED BY A TRACTOR....IN THE FIRST COMBINE PHOTO BOTH THE COMBINE AND TRACTOR ARE DRIVING ALONG IN TANDEM AS THE COMBINE DIRECTLY FILLS THE TRACTOR'S HOPPER

COMBINE AND TRACTOR DRIVING IN TANDEM

THIS FARMER TOOK HIS CORN OFF EARLIER AND IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF PLOWING HIS FIELD UNDER

Each year traveling south for the winter I have always been well aware how much healthier it is to be in an ice and snow free warmer climate. Big advantage is that one has the option of walking and hiking or working on any outside project at just about any time one desires.  The first two years we had our Congress Arizona house I was most always outside working away at planting things, built a small rail fence, wheelbarrowed a whole gravel truck load of red chip stone all around out front of the house, etc. etc.  Had a lot of brush to clean up that first winter around our one acre property and when I ran out of that I went over to the neighbor's property and cleaned up his 3 acres.  He was a fellow Canadian living in Alberta I think and only visited his property for two days in the 4 years we lived next door.  Of course too were our four years of ranch sitting east of Tombstone Arizona when we had two horses (first year only) 3 donkeys, two farm dogs, one cat and a herd of 10 chickens to look after.  Always had some kind of exercise going on every dat.  I like to think of it as natural exercise which I much prefer to structured exercise like exercising for the sake of exercising.  So many more opportunities to stay healthy with natural exercise in warmer winter climates.  And I am really missing that right now.  

STAYING WARM

Memory Lane:: A few photos looking back to our Ghost Town Road house in Congress Arizona taken on October 19th 2014.  Photo Album.  And here's my post for the day I took the photos, A Few Thoughts About Our Recent Trip To Congress Arizona

OUR ARIZONA HOUSE BATHED IN EARLY MORNING SUNLIGHT  (OCTOBER 2014)

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A local priest and a pastor were fishing on the side of the road. They thoughtfully made a sign saying, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!" and showed it to each passing car. One driver who drove by didn't appreciate the sign and shouted at them, "Leave us alone, you religious nuts!" All of a sudden they heard a big splash, looked at each other, and the priest said to the pastor, "You think maybe we should have just said 'Bridge Out' instead?"
--------------------------------A Few Truths About Life::
- There is always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.  
- One reason to smile is that every seven minutes of every day, someone in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring.
- The best way to keep kids at home is to make the home a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of their tires.
- Car sickness is the feeling you get when the monthly car payment is due.
- Families are like fudge .. mostly sweet with a few nuts. 
- Laughing helps. It's like jogging on the inside.
- My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely.
- If you can remain calm, you just don't have all the facts.
- You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do while you're down there.