NOTICED A FEW MORE SIGNS OF MAYBE AN EARLY SPRING

BLUE SKIES OVER OUR SMALL AREA OF THE PLANET TODAY 

We had a mighty fine bright sunny blue sky day going on today but with wind gusts making our daytime high of 30F feel like 19F it wasn't the greatest day to be outside.   Unless one is interested in skiing or participating in winter sports.  However, I did slip out and clean some of the Jeep's windows and check the oil in both vehicles.  Interesting to note that since the Jeep's last oil change four months ago, it is hardly leaking oil anymore.  So, what's that all about.  

With morning sunshine leading the way, Pheebs and I added a few extra miles onto our Jeep ride this morning and managed to scrape together a few photos.  Due to the amount of snow in the rural fields, we didn't see any cows or horses out enjoying the sunshine.  A few Crows and that was about it.  Things should be looking better a month from now, but that's not a guarantee.  We have been known to have some nasty early April snow and ice storms from time to time.  Luckily, we live in the southernmost part of Canada.  Point Pelee is on the same latitude as northern California and Point Pelee is only 143 miles south of us.  Unfortunately, our location doesn't come with the label of Canada's warmest winter climate.  I  think the southwest area of British Columbia has dibs on that.  But, I think we have more sunshine than they do.

A SNOWMOBILE TRAIL ACROSS THE FARM FIELDS

 ROAD VEHICLES TO THE LEFT AND SNOW VEHICLES TO THE RIGHT

With bouts of fatigue bothering her, Kelly decided to head off to the Dynacare Lab in Goderich this morning to have her blood checked again with special attention being paid to her Iron and Hemo Globin counts.  She will have the results of this morning's bloodwork on her computer by noon tomorrow.  She keeps meticulous records and will be able to compare the test levels with last week's test levels as well as all previous blood test records before that.

SOON, ALL THIS GRAY WILL BE GREEN

 FOREST SHADOWS

Noticed several more signs of maybe an early Spring today.  A Grackle appeared on our bird station and that Grackle I fear is the harbinger of countless other Grackles to come that will completely overwhelm the feeder and scare all the other birds away.  I have been toying with the idea of taking the bird station down soon to discourage the Grackles from swarming in.  I would put it back up in the Fall.  'Little Red' the red squirrel and 'Chippy' the chipmunk were also in the front yard scrounging around and I heard a Crow in one of our tall pine trees also cawing about the coming Spring.  

 I THINK THIS BLACK GRACKLE IS AN EARLY SCOUT FOR THE REST OF THE FLOCK

 LITTLE RED'

Al's Music Box:)) Riders On The Storm by The Doors from the album 'L.A Woman'  1971

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Words of wisdom...

- Always wanted to be a procrastinator, but never got around to it.
- My friend has kleptomania, but when it gets bad, he takes something for it.

- Never be afraid to try something new, remember amateurs built the ark - professionals built the Titanic.
- Love is grand - divorce is a hundred grand.
- Politicians and diapers have one thing in common, they should both be changed regularly and for the same reason.
- One of life's mysteries - How can a two-pound box of candy make a person gain five pounds.

- Time may be a great healer, but it's also a lousy beautician.
- Age doesn't always bring wisdom, sometimes age comes alone.
- Life not only begins at forty, it begins to show as well.

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