SLOWLY FEELING MY AGE CATCHING UP TO ME:((

I'M GUESSING THIS LITTLE CHAP AS A TUFTED TITMOUSE AND WE HAD FOUR OF THEM IN OUR YARD TODAY

Felt myself the need for a campfire this morning so after Pheebs and I returned home from our morning wanderings I busied myself with some yard work and got me a fire going.  Think I was just wanting to smell me some nice campfire wood burning.

MORNING CAMPFIRE

PHEEBS STRETCHED OUT IN THE NOON DAY SUN

'OH-OH' THE CAMERA MAN HAS BEEN BUSTED AGAIN

FRONT YARD POND

LITTLE RED STOPS BY FOR A DRINK...HOPE HE DOESN'T GIVE ME AS MUCH TROUBLE THIS SUMMER AS HE DID LAST SUMMER

MALE ROBIN CONTEMPLATES A DRINK OF WATER

YEP THERE HE GOES

TWO DUCKS AND A GRACKLE

A BELTED KINGFISHER WINGS OVER OUR PARK'S POND

Our morning Jeep ride again didn't take us too far but we did slip through Bayfield and out the other end following a few familiar country roads home again.  Beautiful sunny morning with big blue skies and temps eventually climbing up into the low 50's.  Even had my sunroom fan going.  And blue jeans today instead of lined winter pants.  Even managed an afternoon walk without my winter jacket on.  Bonus:))

IT WAS A CALM LAKE HURON THIS MORNING GENTLY LAPPING BAYFIELD'S BEACH

NOT SURE WHY THIS FELLOW CHOSE TO WEAR A MASK WHILE OUT FISHING

I DON'T THINK HE HAS ANY 'DISTANCING' TO WORRY ABOUT

BUDS ARE SLOWLY BEGINNING TO EMERGE

SURE ENJOYED THIS MORNING'S BLUE SKY

PHEEBS AND I LIKE TO WALK THAT GRASS STRIP BELOW

Enjoyed puttering around outside doing little bits of this and that and once again felt thankful I have a nice place to be outside.  And thankful of course I am still able to do most of the gardening things I've always done.  Not all of course and I do have to admit I am feeling my age slowly catching up to me from time to time.  I think I am paying a price for being so inactive all winter.  My legs are feeling like mushy stumps at times and I am aware of an overall weakness in my back.  No pain, just a weakening.  I really do need to spend next winter outdoors rock scrambling, traveling, and taking long desert walks again.  Another cold winter sitting in the house staring out the window is something I would rather not have to do again!!

COUPLE OLD BUSHEL BASKETS IN A FOREST ALONGSIDE THE ROAD

SO NICE TO SEE GREEN SHOOTS EMERGING FROM FOREST FLOORS

A FIVE MASTED GRAIN SILO COMPLEX SAILING ALONG ON A SEA OF BARE TREES NEAR VARNA ONTARIO 

THE FURRY FACE HIGHLAND CATTLE GUYS ARE FENCED OFF SO FAR BACK FROM THE ROAD NOW I HAVE TO USE A LONG TELEPHOTO LENS TO SEE THEM

So far Kelly and I still haven't been too inconvenienced by this Covid 19 thing.  Only place we ever notice it is if we have to go to a store for something.  Not being big socializers we're quite fine with the way things are.  As they say, 'no problem':))

GROANER'S CORNER:((   Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht thefrist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl msesand you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raedervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.Preosllnay I tinhk its cmolpete nenosnese......
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