AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR DOING THAT

With no particular place to go, Pheebs and I wandered over north of Holmesville to a favorite little spot where a gravely country road cuts between two small ponds/lakes.  I always seem to manage to find a few photos here.  I had worn a long sleeve flannel shirt and a jacket.  With the cool morning air quickly heating up I ditched the jacket and rolled up my sleeves.  No need to fire up the Jeep's A/C just yet though as we headed home with our windows down.  We hit 81F today.

 ROLLING OUT OUR DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING I NOTICED OUR REDBUD TREE IN BLOOM

 THIS IS ALWAYS A QUIET PLACE TO STOP FOR A FEW PHOTOS

 LOOKS LIKE A BIG OLD BULLFROG TO ME

 POLLYWOGS

 SHIMMERING REFLECTIONS

I noticed this morning that there still aren't any Mosquitoes in the air but those tiny little gnats are out in full force.  You know those annoying pesty little things that get in your eyes and ears and fly right up your nose to tickle your shorts.  Nasty little buggers those!!  

SITTING ON THE BANK OF THE POND 

We were back at the house again shortly after 10 and I just kind of ker-fuffled around doing not much of anything.  I did clean the frog pond pump and that was about it.  

 IT'S A SWAMPY AREA HERE

 A FROG ON A LOG AT THE EDGE OF THE BOG

My energy levels unexpectantly tanked early Tuesday afternoon and my onboard batteries failed to re-charge today.  However, driving doesn't take much energy for me so Pheebs and I took Scooter for a run around a couple big country blocks.  It was high noon when we headed east along Bayfield River Road, south on Parr Line to Varna then west to Bayfield and home.  I like how Scooter runs along so smooth and quiet.

 AN EARLY AFTERNOON TOOT IN THE SCOOT

 THINGS HAVE BEEN PRETTY QUIET HERE AT BAYFIELD'S NEW BRIDGE

 I ALWAYS ENJOY SEEING THESE GUYS AT TULIP LANE FARMS JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM OUR PARK

HEADING HOME

 A TOP DOWN LOOK AT AN UNFURLING FERN FROM OUR FRONT DECK

Clouds rolled in shortly before 1 o'clock, the sun came back an hour later and the day got really muggy, so that was it for me.  Tilted back in my sunroom recliner, turned my fan up a couple notches, opened my Kindle, and read myself all the way to Siestaville twenty minutes later.  

AND ANOTHER BUSY DAY FOR AREA FARMERS

Thank you again to all my readers for your continuing support and kind comments, Facebook likes, emails, and shouts in the ShoutBox regarding my posts.  My words many times are not correctly written and my photos often are not technically perfect, but most of you are not quick to criticize and continue to hang in there anyway.  And I appreciate all of you for doing that.

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A few moments after the daughter announced her engagement, her father asked, "Does this fellow have any money?"  The daughter shook her head sadly...  "Oh Daddy! You men are all alike," sighing deeply, she replied, "That's exactly what he asked me about you."

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Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say: "Close Enough."

- I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
- My wild oats have turned into prunes and All Bran.
- I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart.
- Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded...
- All reports are in; life is now officially unfair.
- If all is not lost, where is it?
- It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.
- I wish the buck stopped here; I sure could use a few.
- It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.
- Only time the world beats a path to your door is when you're in the bathroom.
- If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees.
- It's not hard to meet expenses... they're everywhere.
- The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

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