WE MAY GET TO SEE THE ECLIPSE OR WE MAY NOT

 THE EYE OF THE TURTLE IS UPON ME

We're on a roll.  Two sunny mornings in a row.  'Wow':))  My computer's weather station said it was only 27F when we got up.  Kelly's weather station said it was 32F.  I think I will switch to her weather station.  I like the weather better over there.

BLUE BLUE BLUE

 BLUE SKY IN THE WATER

 THE BELL TOWER OF AN OLD SCHOOL HOUSE

IF I LIVED IN THE COUNTRY I WOULD LIKE AN OLD STONE BUILDING LIKE THIS ON THE PROPERTY

With no wind this morning Pheebs and I headed out to our country road spot and for the first time since maybe last year we briskly walked our quarter mile up the gravel road and back.  I didn't need my cane and my hip felt fine.  Pheebs was happy to be out there again she was racing around like a little crazy horse.  You would have thought she was a young puppy dog.

OUR HALF-MILE WALKING SPOT

After our walk, with Pheebs window down and fine instrumental music beamed in from Sirius Satellite Radio, we dusted up a few country roads, soaked up Spring's scenery, and eventually headed home.

SOON THIS GRAY-BROWN FOREST WILL BE A GREEN GREEN AND GREEN FOREST

 AN OLD TRACTOR TIRE AND SOME TEASELS

THIS AGED DIESEL ENGINE IS WAITING FOR A GOOD SET OF STABLE WHEELS TO COME AND TAKE IT FOR A DRIVE

 TWO BLURRY WILD TURKEY PHOTOS BUT NOTICE THE COLORS ON THESE GUYS

THIS PHOTO OF A STUMP IS A MUCH CROPPED SECTION OF A MUCH LARGER PHOTO AND WHAT MY IMAGINATION SEES HERE IS A MAMMOTH PYTHON ON THE LEFT WITH JAWS AGAPE ABOUT TO BITE THE SNOUT OF A NEEDLE NOSE CROCODILE AND.....DID YOU NOTICE THE 'REAL' CANADA GOOSE??  SHE MUST HAVE A NEST THERE IN THAT OLD STUMP 

Feeling good, I was soon back outside loading up the wheelbarrow with all our usual old lawn ornaments.  I plan to make a few more minor changes to our front yard so I didn't set any yard stuff in place.  So, what are the changes??  Darned if I know but I'm sure I will think of something shortly:))

On our afternoon walk over around the Park's pond, Pheebs and I saw half a dozen painted turtles, about thirty goldfish, and one Canada Goose.

With bright sunshine beaming through our sunroom windows this afternoon it got up to 84F and I had to fire up my floor fan to cool myself down.  For me, 84F is a little much.

Checking the weather for Monday it's calling for sun and cloud so we may get to see the eclipse or we may not.  Thanks to Kelly, and speedy Amazon, we did have a pair of proper glasses arrive early this afternoon.  And no, I don't have any interest in trying to photograph the event.  There will be plenty of fine photos on the internet I'm sure.      

Al's Music Box:)) Canadian Sunset is a popular song with music by jazz pianist Eddie Heywood and lyrics by Norman Gimbel.  An instrumental version by Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 7 on the R&B chart in 1956. 

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A farmer purchases an old, run-down, abandoned farm with plans to turn it into a thriving enterprise. The fields are grown over with weeds, the farmhouse is falling apart, and the fences are collapsing all around.  During his first day of work, the town preacher stops by to bless the man's work, saying, "May you and God work together to make this the farm of your dreams!"  A few months later, the preacher stops by again to call on the farmer. Lo and behold, it's like a completely different place--the farmhouse is completely rebuilt and in excellent condition, there are plenty of cattle and other livestock happily munching on feed in well-fenced pens, and the fields are filled with crops planted in neat rows.  "Amazing!" the preacher says. "Look what God and you have accomplished together!"  "Yes, reverend," says the farmer, "but remember what the farm was like when God was working it alone!"

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

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

- When one door closes and another door opens, it means you are probably in prison.

- Age 60 might be the new 40 but 9 p.m. is now the new midnight.

The older I get, the earlier it gets late.

When I say 'the other day' I could be referring to any time between yesterday and fifteen years ago.

- If you enjoy yelling "What?" from the other room?  Then marriage might be for you.

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