''YAHOUIE LOUIE' PHEEBS AND I ARE BACK 'ON THE ROAD AGAIN':)))))

 A COUPLE OF HAPPY GUYS TO FINALLY BE OUT AND ABOUT THIS MORNING

In a perfect world, it would have been a big bright, sunny morning with warm temperatures for our first day back on the road in 6 weeks.  However, it is what it was and with Willy Nelson's song, 'On The Road Again' rolling around in my head, we happily headed out into the countryside with Pheebs window down and the heater on despite a cold rainy drizzle and cloudy skies overhead.  It was 37F.  I had hoped to start our day off with a good old country road walk but it was not to be so we headed off to Goderich to follow our usual McDonald's coffee and harbor routine and to pick up some stuff at Walmart.  Peanut butter, coffee, etc.

 HOW GREAT TO TURN RIGHT OUT OF THE PARK AND HEAD FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE

 WE EVEN SAW 'OLD LONESOME'

 I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE TWO ALGOMA SHIPS ANCHORED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GODERICH HARBOR

 THE ALGOMA NIAGARA

 THE ALGOMA INTREPID

 BOTH SHIPS WERE RIDING HIGH OUT OF THE WATER SO THEY MUST NOT HAVE ANY CARGO ABOARD

Too cold and damp outside for me to be out there so it was another inside job.  A few bird pics and more reading.  Because I mistakenly had my camera's ISO setting waaaay too high (6400) today's photos are grainy and mottled looking but I've decided to include them anyway.  You know me....'perfection only' is not my game and they don't call me, 'One-Shot Charlie' for nothing.  

METHINKS IT'S A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER

 GOLDFINCH

 MOURNING DOVE

 GRACKLE

 A RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD AND PROBABLY A MAIL WITH THAT BRIGHT RED WING BAR

Kelly talked to her daughter Rebecca in Spain today.  Rebecca thinks we should move there.  Hmmmmm.  I wouldn't mind going for a couple weeks or maybe a month just to see what it's like but under our present circumstances I don't see that happening any time soon.  

 THESE TWO APPEAR TO BE IGNORING EACH OTHER

 'GET OFF THE BIRD STATION BLACKIE!!!!'

 'I'M NOT LISTENING YOU REDHEADED DINGBAT'

 'ALRIGHT THEN I'LL JUST TAKE MY PEANUT AND GO HOME'

 THERE'S THAT DARTH VADER GRACKLEGATOR AGAIN TRYING TO SCARE A MOURNING DOVE BUT IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE THE MOURNING  DOVE WILL PUT THE BOOTS TO THE GRACKLE

 HMMMM, LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY'S GOT THEIR BEAK IN THE AIR OVER SOMETHING AGAIN

 'I GOT A SEED' ....'WELL I GOT A SEED TOO!!'

 JUST LANDED WITH HIS TAIL STILL IN A FLAIR

A Blast From Our Past:)) It was a Sunday morning on December 20th, 2009 in Arizona's Cochise County when we set out to find a cowboy gunslinger's grave from the late 1800's.  We knew it was somewhere at the foot of the Chiricahua Mountains.  Today We Found The Final Resting Place Of Tombstone's Infamous.....Johnny Ringo

 A LANDING APPROACH FOR THIS RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

 A GRACKLE TAKE OFF

 OVER AND UNDER

 A RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD COASTING IN HOPING TO MAKE A PERFECT TWO-POINT LANDING

 OOOOPS, HE DIDN'T QUITE STICK THE LANDING

Al's Music Box:)) On The Road Again is a song written and recorded by American country music singer and songwriter Willie Nelson.  In 1980 Nelson starred in his first leading role in the Jerry Schatzberg film Honeysuckle Rose, about an aging musician who fails to achieve national fame and his relationship with his family, who also are part of his band that travels throughout the United States while playing in different venues. Shortly after signing the contract, Nelson was approached during a flight by Schatzberg and the executive producer of the movie, who requested him to write a song about life on the road to use as the theme song. Nelson quickly wrote the song on a barf bag. The tune featured a "train beat".The song was released with Nelson's 1980 album Honeysuckle Rose, reaching the first position on Billboard's top country albums.  Nelson received a Grammy Award for Best Country Song, while he was nominated for Best Original Song during the 53rd Academy Awards.  (I thought this was a fitting song for Pheebs and I this morning:)) 

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A proud and confident genius makes a bet with a local moron.  The genius says, "Hey moron, every question I ask you that you don't know the answer, you have to give me $5. And if you ask me a question and I can't answer yours I will give you $5,000."  The moron says, "Okay."  The genius then asks, "How many continents are there in the world?" The moron doesn't know and hands over the $5.  The moron says, "Now me ask: what animal stands with two legs but sleeps with three?"  The genius tries and searches very hard for the answer but gives up and hands over the $5,000.  The genius says, "Dang it, I lost. By the way, what was the answer to your question?"  The moron hands over $5.

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- My wife asked why I spoke so softly in the house.  I said I was afraid Mark Zuckerberg was listening!  She laughed.  I laughed.  Alexa laughed. Siri laughed.

- A kangaroo mom with seven babies in her pouch told another kangaroo mom, "These sleepovers are killing me."

- The key to looking amazing is looking like crap most of the time so that it is even more amazing.

- My body is just a filter.....coffee goes in sarcasm comes out.

- Marriage is a relationship in which one is always right and the other is the husband.

- I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon......I'll let you know.

- I haven't lost all my marbles yet but I know there is a hole in the bag somewhere.

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