ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2011 WE MET RV BLOGGING LEGEND TIOGA GEORGE IN AJO, ARIZONA

With a snowstorm warning and 23F temps upon us first thing this morning we braced for the day.  A light snowfall began falling early on just before Pheebs and I headed out for a short Jeep ride jaunt around the Park's roads.  Luckily, we didn't get as much snow as we could have.  Maybe an inch or two.

KELLY AND PHEEBS ARE BACK FROM THEIR MORNING WALK

 CROWS IN OUR FRONT YARD THIS MORNING

Keeping the bird feeders topped up today was a challenge because of all the Gracklegators in our front yard.  I am going to have to pop into the Porters Hill Wild Bird Seed Company later next week and see if Steve has any Grackleproof bird feeders. 

With a bit of confusion regarding the first day of Spring this year, I went back to several internet sites for an explanation of Spring coming early on the 19th instead of the 21rst.  Here's what the internet told me.  'The first day of spring is Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 11:06 p.m. EDT. Traditionally, we celebrate the first day of spring on March 21, but astronomers and calendar manufacturers alike now say that the spring season starts on March 20th, in all time zones in North America. In 2020, spring fell on March 19th, the earliest first day of spring in 124 years!' .....I don't know, it still sounds confusing to me!!

 A FEW MORE PICS FROM AROUND OUR PARK THIS MORNING

 OUR PARK'S POND IS FROZEN OVER  AND COVERED WITH SNOW AGAIN

Here's a follow-up to Thursday's Johnny Blogger comment....Several commenters to that post mentioned the name of Blogger legend, Tioga George.  I think we all here in Blogland knew of Tioga George and some of us were lucky to meet him in person.  We followed his blog right from the beginning of our adventures and one frosty cold morning in Ajo, Arizona on December the 3rd, 2011 we met the man himself.  The Bayfield Bunch Meets Tioga George.  Another commenter sent me an email yesterday with a link by the folks at Geeks On Tour Blog about Tioga George.  Here is The Legend Of Tioga George.  Thanks for the link Les:))

A Blast From Our Past:: Homeward bound in March of 2011 we stopped at a historic canyon off the beaten path in northeastern Arizona and spent time there driving along both north and south rims and then hiking down into the awe-inspiring canyon itself.  Part one driving the rims....Our First Look At Canyon de Chelly  Part two our descent into the canyon....Hiking The Whitehouse Ruins Trail at Canyon de Chelly.

 SPIDER ROCK

 LUNCH BREAK ALONG THE WHITEHOUSE TRAIL

Al's Music Box:)) Morning Has Broken is a Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Fargeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, "Bunessan".   It is often sung in children's services and in funeral services.  English pop musician and folk singer Cat Stevens included a version on his album Teaser and the Firecat (1971). The song became identified with Stevens due to the popularity of this recording.  When shaping "Morning Has Broken" for recording, Stevens started with the hymn, which took around 45 seconds to sing in its basic form. Producer Paul Samwell-Smith told him he could never put something like that on an album, and that it had to be at least three minutes, though an acoustic demo of an early Stevens version lasts almost three minutes.  Prior to the actual recording Stevens heard Wakeman play something in the recording booth. It was a rough sketch of what would later become "Catherine Howard". Stevens told Wakeman that he liked it and wanted something similar as the opening section, the closing section and, if possible, a middle section as well. Wakeman told Stevens he could not do it as it was his piece destined for a solo album, but Stevens persuaded him to adapt his composition.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The boss looks over the gentleman's resume and says "Wow, I'm impressed.  It seems like you've got everything needed for the job.  But there's a 4 year gap in here.  What happened there?"  The gentleman responds  "Oh, that's when I went to Yale."  The boss is now super impressed and hires the man on the spot  . The man immediately calls his wife  . "Hey honey, I got the yob!"

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- Went to the beach and fed the birds cannabis-laced cake. They seemed to like it…I left no tern unstoned!

-Just saw three people jogging outside my window, and it inspired me to get up and close the curtains. That's enough interaction with people today!

There are 2 words that have opened a lot of doors for me in my life.  Push and Pull!

Arriving late for a political conference, the college student asks another student standing by the door, "How long has the candidate been talking now?"  "Half an hour."  "And what is he talking about?"
"That I wouldn't know, he hasn't said anything  yet."

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