STILL NO WORD FROM MY AUNT JEAN IN SARASOTA FLORIDA

No phone call from my Aunt Jean today to say her power is back on so I called after supper and was again directed to her voice mail.  We certainly hope she is alright.  

MOTHER NATURE IS SLOWLY RECLAIMING HER LAND

 THIS BEAN FIELD AWAITS HARVESTING

GREAT TO SEE THOSE BLUE SKIES THIS MORNING

After four days of clouds and three cold days of rain, it was nice to see blue skies and sunshine this morning.  Pheebs and I took a little Jeep cruise around the countryside enjoying the area's sunny morning scenery.  

 CORN STALKS ARE TURNING FROM SUMMER'S GREEN TO AUTUMN'S GOLD

 SOAKING UP THE MORNING'S WARM AND WELCOME SUNSHINE

 GATHERED FOR BREAKFAST AT THE GREEN HAY BIN

 SEAGULLS AND CANADA GEESE

 THE CANADA GEESE ARE TAKING ON FUEL FOR THEIR LONG UPCOMING FLIGHT SOUTH FOR THE WINTER

 LOVING THESE EARLY SIGNS OF AUTUMN

With daytime temps down into the fifty and sixties yesterday and today I have finally been able to get a lot of stuff done outside.  With the wretched humidity now out of the air, I am feeling energized again.  Wednesday I finished the big clean-up in our wooden shed and was then able to move RV stuff piled up in our carport into the shed.

 OUR PARK'S MAIL ROOM

 OUR PARK'S DECORATING COMMITTEE ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB

 OUR FRONT FLOWER BED BESIDE THE ROAD

Today's big project was our front yard frog pond.  For the first time in eighteen years, I decided to pump all the water out of the pond for the winter.  This also made it much easier to catch all the frogs in there and safely transport them all to the Park's big pond.  I had thought there were maybe five frogs in the pond but by the time I was finished I caught and moved twelve of the little green critters.  The bottom of the pond had about four inches of black smelly muck built up.  I removed some of that as well as some rocks and stuff that had tumbled into the pond over the years.  With most of the water out, I had to put on my rubber boots and climb into the pond with my net to catch the little froggy guys.  It reminded me a bit of what it might be like sloshing around in the bottom of a septic tank.  I am already looking forward to re-filling the pond in the Spring.  Maybe even redo some of the rock work around the perimeter before putting any water back in.

I HAD TO GET IN THERE WITH A BUCKET TO GET THE REMAINING WATER OUT

 LOOKING FOR FROGS

 THAT BLACK MUCH IS ABOUT FOUR INCHES DEEP

 HERE'S MY FIRST BUCKET OF EIGHT FROGS

 READY TO CAREFULLY DUMP THEM INTO THE PARK'S POND

 AND THERE THEY GO:))

 BACK FOR ANOTHER BUCKET OF FROGS

 THERE IS ONE LITTLE FELLER LEFT THAT I AM TRYING TO CATCH

Amazingly enough, our plans are still on for our Collingwood Ontario trip next week.  So far the weather still looks good.  Not sure if we'll head up that way Sunday or Monday.   

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A Few Things To Think About::

1. If when one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.

 2. To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill it.

 

3. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.

 

4. It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles.

 

5. The older I get, the earlier it gets late.

 

6. When I say, "The other day," I could be referring to any time between yesterday and 15 years ago.

 

7. I remember being able to get up without making sound effects.

 

8. I had my patience tested. I'm negative.

 

9. Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.

 

10. If you're sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you, just stare straight ahead and say, "Did you bring the money?"

 

11. When you ask me what I am doing today, and I say "nothing," it does not mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing.

 

12. I finally got eight hours of sleep. It took me three days, but whatever.

 

13. I run like the winded.

 

14. I hate when a couple argues in public, and I missed the beginning and don't know whose side I'm on.

 

15. When someone asks what I did over the weekend, I squint and ask, "Why, what did you hear?"

 

16. When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?

 

17. I don't mean to interrupt people. I just randomly remember things and get really excited.

 

18. When I ask for directions, please don't use words like "east."

 

19. Don't bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head. That'll freak you right out.

 

20. Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people cops.

 

21. My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb.

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Buckwheat of the Little Rascals fame grew up, became a Muslim, and changed his name. He now goes by Kareem of Wheat.

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