I WILL TRY AGAIN TO MAKE IT TO THE 10 YARD LINE WITHOUT MY USUAL 5TH WEEK STUMBLE

 IT WAS A MIGHTY FINE MORNING FOR DOING SOME GRAZING IN THE GRASS

It was a warm breeze blowing up from the south this morning so there was no need for a long sleeve shirt or lite jacket.  It was short sleeves all the way for Pheebs and I.  With the Jeep's two front windows down and no heater on we headed first to our country road walking spot and then followed that up with a short Jeep ride around the countryside scooping up a few photos.  An absolutely beautiful morning with big blue skies for as far as the eye could see.

 SCUFFLING UP LAST YEAR'S CORN FIELD

 SOME FARMERS HAVE MORE RV'S THAN OTHERS

 IT WAS THE HALF DOZEN COLORS  IN THIS FARMYARD THAT CAUGHT MY EYE HERE

 I JUST LOVE BEING OUT HERE IN THE FRESH COUNTRY AIR WANDERING AROUND ON THESE DUSTY RURAL ROADS

Home again I cut some more branches off a pine tree in our yard near the road to let more sunlight in to spur even more lush growth.  It wasn't long before the humidity built up and drove me inside to the welcome coolness of our A/C.  Figured I had better toss myself into the shower but when I walked into the bathroom it was like 40 below zero in there with the A/C pumping cold air into that small room.  Had to put a towel over the floor vent where all that cold air was blowing from and then turn on the heater to get things warmed up.  Crazy days these, eh:))

 SO WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE IS CASTING THAT LONG SHADOW IN THIS FARM FIELD??

 YUP, IT'S A POWER TOWER ALRIGHT

 I THINK THESE POWER LINES ARE CARRYING ELECTRICITY FROM THE BRUCE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 58 MILES DUE NORTH OF US ON THE SHORES OF LAKE HURON

 'HOLY HORSEBUNS BATMAN'

 A TWO-HEADED HORSE PERHAPS

 THAT'S A LOT OF HORSEPOWER OUT THERE

Rumor #413 has it that our Park deal is still a go so I guess we will all wait with bated breath to see what happens next.  I thought I did hear one of two old decrepit dump trucks groaning around in an area where it has been sitting since last year.  Maybe it has finally been moved and if that is the case then I take that as a good sign.

 A PATCH OF COLORFUL PHLOX UNDER A STAND OF SUMAC TREES

Thanks once again for the boost folks.  I wish I could be more like our friend and fellow Rving Blogger, the late George Yates.  Every day was a positive day for George and you could usually find the word 'wonderful' relating to something in his daily writings.  George never seemed to let anything get him down or get in his way of turning out a positive post each and every day.  I know it's not right to compare one's self with someone else but some days I just can't help it.  For me, it all stems from self-doubt which has been my unwavering nemesis for many years.  So for now it's on with the game again and this time I will see if I can make it to the ten-yard line without my usual 5th week stumble. 

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A man had been driving all night and by morning was still far from his destination. He decided to stop at the next city he came to, and park somewhere quiet so he could get an hour or two of sleep. As luck would have it, the quiet place he chose happened to be on one of the city's major jogging routes.  No sooner had he settled back to snooze when there came a knocking on his window.  He looked out and saw a jogger running in place.  "Yes?"  "Excuse me, sir," the jogger said, "do you have the time?"  The man looked at the car clock and answered, "8:15."  The jogger said thanks and left. The man settled back again and was just dozing off when there was another knock on the window and another jogger.  "Excuse me, sir, do you have the time?"  "8:25!"  The jogger said thanks and left. Now the man could see other joggers passing by and he knew it was only a matter of time before another one disturbed him.  To avoid the problem, he got out a pen and paper and put a sign in his window saying, "I do not know the time!"  Once again he settled back to sleep. He was just dozing off when there was another knock on the window.  "Sir? It's 8:45."

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