CHECKING OUT ALL THE NEW CRITTER SMELLS

Storm warnings with possible tornados were issued late Thursday afternoon but all that bad weather went well north of us.  But, we did have a nasty twenty-minute storm cell packing torrential rains roll over us shortly after 10 p.m.  So convinced we'd lose power I made sure I had my flashlight close at hand.  Our power miraculously remained on.  Looking out the window this morning, one wouldn't even know a heavy rainstorm had gone through.  Living as close to Lake Huron as we do, our soil here is a sandy loam mixture and water drains away quickly.

 PHEEBS AND HER FAVORITE TOY

 A COUPLE MORNINGS AGO I SMOKED UP OUR LIVING ROOM WHEN I BURNT A PIECE OF TOAST

Knowing our country road walking spot is not of any interest to Pheebs anymore, we bypassed that road and headed southeast of Bayfield to another favorite walking spot of ours on Pavilion Road.  The Linwood Conservation Area is not a big hiking area but walking alongside a hedgerow of small trees between a couple farm fields is far more interesting for Pheebs.  She was just fine this morning exploring here and there and checking out all the new critter smells.

 IT WAS A NICE WALK FROM THE JEEP (BACKGROUND) ALONGSIDE THIS HEDGEROW OF SMALL TREES

 ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HEDGE ROW ARE TWO SEPARATE CORN FIELDS

 HEADING BACK TO THE JEEP

On the way home, we stopped at Gold Coast Landscaping to pick up three additional bags of brown mulch.

 OUR RURAL COUNTRYSIDE

If I didn't get anything done outside Wednesday and Thursday, I more than made up for it in today's much cooler and comfortable air.  I was tearing around like the energy Bunnie.  Okay, okay, the Energy Bunny in slow motion:((  Mulch spread, frog pond, and pump cleaned, a suet feeder strung up, and with significantly cooler air upon us I was even energized enough to haul out the lawnmower and mow an area across the road from us plus clip back a bunch of overhanging branches encroaching on the road.  I always try to keep that area relatively neat and tidy looking.  

 FERN SHADOW ON A ROCK

 A PEEK-A-BOO FROG IN OUR FRONT YARD

 SPIREA FLOWER

A short jaunt with Pheebs over to the Park's pond and back this afternoon.  I like nature's smell that the pond's new fountain has created.  Quite often, one can smell when they are close to water whether it be a lake, a pond, or a river and I for one have always liked that earthy smell of water.  

 I LIKE THE NATURAL SMELL OF OUR PARK'S POND AND YOU CAN SEE THE 'REST-A-BIT' BENCH IN THE BACKGROUND

 PHLOX GROWING NEAR THE POND

Al's Music Box:)) Springtime In Alaska is a 1959 single by Johnny Horton, written by Tillman Franks and released through Columbia Records. The single was Johnny Horton's sixth release on the country chart and the first of three number-ones on the country chart.  The song takes place in Fairbanks, Alaska in the springtime. The narrator/singer is a prospector making a trip to Fairbanks after two years in the wilderness; he decides to visit a saloon and hears "redheaded Lil" singing the title words. He and Lil spend the evening dancing, but the singer is unaware that Lil is "Big Ed's wife-to-be." Big Ed discovers the two dancing and throws his knife at the singer, who predicts that he will not survive his wound: "When it's springtime in Alaska, I'll be six feet below."

 SPREADING MORE MULCH

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Things Rednecks Will Never Say::

-I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.
-Duct tape won't fix that.
-Honey, I think we should sell the pickup and buy a family sedan.
-Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken.
-We don't keep firearms in this house.
-Has anybody seen the sideburns trimmer?
-You can't feed that to the dog.
-I thought Graceland was tacky.
-No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe.
-Wrestling's fake.
-Honey, did you mail that donation to Greenpeace?
-We're vegetarians.
-Do you think my gut is too big?
-I'll have grapefruit and grapes instead of biscuits and gravy.
-Honey, we don't need another dog.
-Who gives a crap who won the Civil War?
-Give me the small bag of pork rinds.
-Too many deer heads detract from the decor.
-Spittin' is such a nasty habit.
-I just couldn't find a thing at Wal-Mart today.
-Checkmate.
-She's too young to be wearing a bikini.
-Does the salad bar have bean sprouts?
-Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.
-I don't have a favorite college team.
-Be sure to bring my salad dressing on the side.
-You ALL.
-Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Darla.
-Nope, no more for me. I'm drivin' tonight.

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