I can't help but marvel each morning now when I part our living room curtains to see the ever-greening season of Spring unfolding outside. And, it's a double treat on sunny days with the early morning Sun backlighting all the burgeoning new leaves giving them an almost neon flare. Such a welcome contrast from just a month or two ago when the last vestiges of a gray Winter still had us all in its lingering icy grip. AREA FARMERS ARE BUSY ON THE LAND
TULIPS ALONG THE ROADSIDE |
A COOL BREEZE OFF THE LAKE DIDN'T DETER THESE WALKERS I FIGURE THIS COAST GUARD BOAT RAN OUT OF GAS AND THE CREW IS TOWING IT IN WITH THEIR INFLATABLE...HEY, WITH THE PRICE OF GAS THESE DAYS EH TWO FISHERMEN DWARFED BY THE LARGEST UNDERGROUND SALT MINE IN THE WORLD 'HEY, ARE YOU CALLING ME A DWARF CAMERA GUY'!!!!
With my legs hollering at me that they needed a break I finally pulled the plug and headed inside. It was already too hot and humid for me anyway and I had to spend some time in the shower again getting rid of the 'clammy icky sticky. It was later in the afternoon with shorts and a light short-sleeve summer shirt when I decided to take Pheebs for a walk. Out the door we went and....'Yowzers', despite the Sun shining full blast I couldn't believe how cold it was. Back into the house for a jacket and Kelly said the day's temperature had dropped to 45F. Like, did a big iceberg just drift in off the Great Lakes and ground itself offshore at Bayfield's beach or what!! Add to that a frosty wind chill factor too. With my jacket zipped up tight, Pheebs and I did make it all the way around the pond. Needless to say, when we got back I quickly changed into some warmer winter clothes. Looking ahead at the 14-day weather forecast it looks like we are in for a cold May. And would you believe that Toronto recorded this past month of April as the wettest April on record. Crazy stuff going on for sure.
Al's Music Box:)) Where Have All The Flowers Gone by The Kingston Trio. This is a folk song written by American singer-songwriter Pete Seeger in 1955. Additional verses were added in May 1960 by Joe Hickerson. Seeger found inspiration for the song in October 1955 while he was on a plane bound for a concert at Oberlin College, one of the few venues that would hire him during the McCarthy era. Leafing through his notebook he saw the passage, "Where are the flowers, the girls have plucked them. Where are the girls, they've all taken husbands. Where are the men, they're all in the army." These lines were taken from the traditional CossackUkrainian folk song "Koloda-Duda" (Колода-дуда), referenced in the Mikhail Sholokhov novel 'And Quiet Flows the Don' (1934), which Seeger had read "at least a year or two before". In a 2013 interview, Seeger explained that he borrowed the melody from an Irish lumberjack song with the words 'Johnson says he'll load more hay.' He simply slowed the tune and incorporated the lines into it.
GROANER'S CORNER:(( A man was speeding down an Alabama highway, feeling secure in a gaggle of cars all traveling at the same speed. However, as they passed a speed trap, he got nailed with an infrared speed detector and was pulled over. The officer handed him the citation, received his signature, and was about to walk away when the man asked, "Officer, I know I was speeding, but I don't think it's fair - there were plenty of other cars around me who were going just as fast, so why did I get the ticket?" "Ever go a fishin'?" the policeman suddenly asked the man. "Ummm, yeah..." the startled man replied. The officer grinned and added, "Did you ever catch 'em all?"
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- As I watched my dog chasing his tail, I thought how easily dogs are amused...Then, I thought how easily amused I am watching my dog chase his tail.
- If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims.
- What does a dark cloud wear under its raincoat? Thunderwear.
- I've used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead.
- Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.
- Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth. Then it's a soap opera.
- A guy walks into bar pulling a long chain.
The bartender asks him, "You come in here every day pulling that chain, why?"
The guy replies, "You ever tried to push one?"
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Your weather has been unpredictable yet seems to be good for flowers, gorgeous photos of those
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Thank you for all the nice photos.
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope that you have a strong, but fine mess fence, that goes a foot below ground and three feet above it, around that Burning Bush. When we lived in the Park while Fulltiming, we planted one at 10:00 by 6:00 there were no leaves and by morning there were only roots. The next day they were gone. That's like putting Ice Cream in front of a child.
ReplyDeleteYour stone dust will pack into the mud. You might consider another full load.
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
We too, are finally enjoying Spring time here in the SoCal mountains. Our Dogwoods and apple trees are flowering and such a wonderful indication that we made it through another winter.
ReplyDeleteCan you explain what stone dust is? Does it grab onto your shoes to track into the house? I've never heard of it. It looks very nice though.
ReplyDeleteI like that last quote! And I'm with you on the bright green of sunlit leaves just now.
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