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Sunday, May 16, 2010

SO NICE TO SEE SUNNY DAYS AGAIN....& THERE ARE MORE ON THE WAY:))

TODAY'S MYSTERY BIRD (could it be a female Northern Oriole)

I hung a hummingbird feeder up Saturday afternoon & Sunday morning Checker's frantic barking told us the raccoon had struck again leaving the feeder busted up on the ground. A few repairs, a new batch of sugary juice, & the feeder is back up & this time with a locking clamp.......so we'll see!!

DOWNY WOODPECKER

Noticed SAM & DONNA are wondering about a flat screen TV for their 5th wheel which reminded me of our change over from a clunky old TV above the dash to a nice 23" Toshiba flat screen that we mounted on the wall near our entrance door. It was one of the best things we did & are still amazed at the great HD quality picture we get even with just the rig's wind up antennae. The TV is also able to extend, swivel, & tilt, making it much easier & practical to watch.

PAST ?? BLOOMS GOING TO SEED

I did manage to scare up a blog showing pictures of that project. TV PROJECT ONE. Also included the blog about why it's best for me to let someone else do these things if I want them done right!! IF I WANT IT DONE RIGHT!! Click the small pics to enlarge them. Also, you will notice in the pics the TV mount was first on the end of the kitchen cupboard. I wasn't comfortable with that so had a friend of ours re-do it & mount it properly to the cupboard arrangement on the wall behind the TV.

THE TV IN IT'S CURRENT POSITION. IT CAN EXTEND OUT FROM THERE, SWIVEL & TILT

I just slipped out to the rig & took a few more pics of it secured in it's place by a couple of trouser belts. The belt idea was mine although we did travel the whole winter a couple years ago without the belt idea & the TV was fine despite some of the worst bumps we had ever hit. The two securing leather belts on there now give me greater peace of mind.

The full time mobility van driver who replaced me 3 years ago is off on a month of holidays so beginning tomorrow I am slipping into his spot (my old spot) & hope to have myself a busy month. I'm glad to be doing............ SOMETHING!!

THIS IS A PICTURE OF AL SWIMMING IN THE POND THIS MORNING

I managed to grab a couple quick pics of the orange bird I saw at the feeder on Saturday. After a look though my bird book I am guessing at a female Northern Oriole. Whaddya think Judy?

GROANER'S CORNER:(( And remember, if I want your opinion........ I will give it to you!!

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The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...... AL.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

'PEANUT BUTTER'.....THE EXCITEMENT HIGH FOR THE DAY

GODERICH HARBOR MAY 2009 (all but one of today's photos are file pics from May 09)

The absolute most exciting thing that happened in my life today was that I snuck into town to buy a jar of peanut butter. Now, it hardly gets any more exciting than that I'd say!!

BRUCE & MARGIE aren't having themselves quite as an exciting day because they are currently held up in Owensville near St. Louis somewhere with a hydraulic jack on their Motor Home stuck in the down position. Reminds me of November of 2008 when we were in Oliver Lee State Park near Alamogordo New Mexico with a similar jack problem. I have a few photos of that situation on OUR BLOG for that day.

OLIVER LEE STATE PARK NEAR ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO...2008

RAY from beautiful downtown Gleeson in southeast Arizona is having a tongue twisting Pyrrhuloxia problem that is only solvable by applying an easy repeatable tongue pacifying Kazoot-kazoot solution. And, the CAVE PEOPLE living in a town called Sandwich, Illinois actually chose RVing over embroidering back in 2008. Imagine that!!

AND THEY CALL IT ART!!

Once again JUDY was able to identify my very poor mystery bird photo last night as that of a Green Heron. Am suspecting we may have had an Oriole at the feeder today so I have the camera beside the computer as I keep a close eye on the daily outside Birdville shenanigans......

ONE OF THE LOCAL FARM BOYS SPREADING A LITTLE AGRICULTURAL HAPPINESS ON THE FIELDS

GROANER'S CORNER:(( The Laws Of Golfing:

LAW 1: No matter how bad your last shot was, the worst is yet to come. This law does not expire on the 18th hole, since it has the supernatural tendency to extend over the course of a tournament, a summer and, eventually, a lifetime.

LAW 2: Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the number of people you tell about the former.

LAW 3: Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball, the greater its attraction to water.

LAW 4: Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the tree is breaking a law of the universe and should be cut down.

LAW 5: No matter what causes a golfer to muff a shot, all his playing partners must solemnly chant "You looked up," or invoke the wrath of the universe.

LAW 6: The higher a golfer's handicap, the more qualified he deems himself as an instructor.

LAW 7: Every par-three hole in the world has a secret desire to humiliate golfers. The shorter the hole, the greater its desire.

LAW 8: Topping a 3-iron is the most painful torture known to man.

LAW 9: Palm trees eat golf balls.

LAW 10: Sand is alive. If it isn't, how do you explain the way it works against you?

LAW 11: Golf carts always run out of juice at the farthest point from the clubhouse.

LAW 12: A golfer hitting into your group will always be bigger than anyone in your group. Likewise, a group you accidentally hit into will consist of a football player, a professional wrestler, a convicted murderer and an IRS agent -- or some similar combination.

LAW 13: All 3-woods are demon-possessed.

LAW 14: Golf balls from the same "sleeve" tend to follow one another, particularly out of bounds or into the water (see Law three)

LAW 15: A severe slice is a thing of awesome power and beauty.

LAW 16: "Nice lag" can usually be translated to "lousy putt." Similarly, "tough break" can usually be translated "way to miss an easy one, sucker."

LAW 17: The person you would most hate to lose to will always be the one who beats you.

LAW 18: The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be.

LAW 19: Golf should be given up at least twice per month.

LAW 20: All vows taken on a golf course shall be valid only until the sunset of the same day.

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The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...... AL.

Friday, May 14, 2010

SHORT BIKE RIDE...TOO COLD:((

JUDY identified Thursdays blue looking mystery bird as an Indigo Bunting. I have another one for you today Judy. Took it this morning from a long way off while on our walk. It's not a good photo & was the only shot I got off before it was airborne & gone. I'm guessing some kind of Heron.

INDIGO BUNTING ??

Also spotted a Muskrat in the larger pond this morning so I'm suspecting that is what probably ate the eggs in the Canada Goose nest a few weeks back. The bird in today's mystery bird photo is standing right on top of that same abandoned goose nest.