I AM GOING TO ROUND UP ALL THE SQUIRRELS THIS SUMMER!!

A nice looking sunny morning so Pheebs and I headed out to our country road walking spot but again we cut our walk short.  I could tell Pheebs really wasn't into a walk so it was back to the Jeep and away we went for a slow cruise around half a dozen country roads before heading home.

FARMERS WERE ON THE LAND TODAY AND I THINK THIS FELLA IS DOING SOME PLANTING

 BY THE LOOKS OF THE UNIFORM TIRE TRACKS I'D SAY THIS FIELD HAS ALREADY BEEN PLANTED

 THIS FIELD ON OUR WALKING ROAD IS REALLY BEGINNING TO TURN GREEN

 I'M GUESSING THAT TRUCK IS HAULING LIQUID FERTILIZER

 NOT ALL FARMERS DRIVE BIG TRACTORS

Happy to say my right leg felt a hundred percent better today so intending to keep it that way I took things easy.  Moved our recently planted Burning Bush Tree to a sunnier location and hitched up the utility trailer and hauled a half load of yard waste to our Park's recycle area.  That was about it and I headed inside to do some relaxing reading.  Today felt like a slow-motion Sunday and that was okay because my body was needing a rest.

 AT OUR PARK'S RECYCLE AREA THIS AFTERNOON

 A NICELY KEPT FARM ON TIPPERARY LINE

In frustration this afternoon, I took all the bird feeders down to thwart the out-of-control and ravenous Grackles and Squirrels.  An hour later I put two of them back up when I saw a pair of Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, a couple of Gold Finches, and a Woodpecker sitting dejectedly outside the sunroom window wondering where all their seeds had gone.  There is nothing I can do about the swarming Grackles but sometime this summer I am going to round up all the Squirrels here and transport the whole gang to a forest near our country road walking spot way far out in the countryside.  I don't want to do that now because some of those Squirrels have babies nearby.  By the way, I've noticed all the little Dark-Eyed Juncos have left for the cooler climate areas of Northern Ontario and beyond.  They will begin returning in late October.

 A GOLDFINCH AND A MALE ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK AT OUR FEEDER

With both our energy levels up, Pheebs and I slipped out for our afternoon walk and neither she or I had any problems. I like when that happens.

 AT THE NORTHEAST END OF THE PARK'S POND THIS AFTERNOON

 I KNOW THE YELLOW FLOWERS ARE DANDELIONS BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PURPLE ONES ARE

 HONEY BEE ON A DANDELION

It will be just me in the Jeep Wednesday morning as I head off to the Dynacare Lab in Goderich to have bloodwork done for my Urologist, Dr. Bukala.  This is for my once-a-year PSA test.  I'll be seeing Dr. Bukala for a follow-up on the 14th of May.  My Nurse Practitioner has also requested blood work for something or other and it might have something to do with a short diabetic clinic I've been asked to attend on May 16th.     

 A SHEEP FARM JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM OUR PARK

Al's Music Box:(( A Taste Of Honey by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass is a pop standard written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow. It was originally an instrumental track (or recurring theme) written for the 1960 Broadway version of the 1958 British play A Taste of Honey which was also made into the film of the same name in 1961. The original and a later recording by Herb Alpert in 1965 earned the song four Grammy Awards including Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards of 1966.  Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass recorded the most popular instrumental version of the song with a cover on their 1965 album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights. This version is noted for the eight drum beats before the tempo increased, intended as an editing cue to be removed in the final version, but Alpert decided to keep it in.

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Now that I am older, here's what I have discovered:

1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
2. My wild oats have turned into prunes and All Bran.
3. I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart.
4. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded...
5. All reports are in; life is now officially unfair.
6. If all is not lost, where is it?
7. It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.
8. Some days you're the dog and some days you're the hydrant.
9. I wish the buck stopped here; I sure could use a few.
10. Kids in the back seat cause accidents.
11. It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.
12. Only time the world beats a path to your door is when you're in the bathroom.
13. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees.
14. When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess?
15. It's not hard to meet expenses... they're everywhere.
16. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
17. These days I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter.... I go somewhere to get something and then wonder what I'm here after.

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The Senility Prayer::
God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference...

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