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Sunday, May 30, 2010

WORKING ON SUNDAY

First let me say that the posting problems I had Saturday night were not caused by Live Writer, Verizon, or Blogger. I started anew & re-did the blog leaving out the link I suspected of being the culprit & it worked. So, if anyone has a publishing problem sometime be sure to check your links. Mine was to a site that contained a lot of audio visual & for whatever reason Blogger & Live Writer did not accept it!! The site is called, 'Closer To Truth' & can be found by typing that into Google. My kind of thinking.

I especially liked MARGIE'S POST this morning where she talked about, 'people-can-change. I always like to read about what RV bloggers are thinking & feeling.....not just where they have been & what they are seeing all the time. We all have different takes on things because of our past & current lifestyles. Each one of us brings to our posts our own personalities. Margie talks about the changes in attitude after Full Timing for the past 11 years.

Of course Margie's post set me to thinking about all that & about my own attitude over the past few RVing years as well. One of the big advantages Full timers have over Snow Birders is the unlimited time factor. They have 12 months every year to go where they want, see what they want, & do what they want. They move freely & leisurely with the weather. A few days here a few weeks there. No need to rush south ahead of the encroaching winter storms & no need to rush back home to a job or house in the spring. They have the freedom to plan their routes & activities according to their interests. I think overall, they have a better attitude towards life because of the lifestyle they live.

Back in the days when I used to attend a lot of AA meetings, AA was often referred to by members as standing for Attitude Adjustment as well. And how true that is. It affects every one of us whether we are in a 12 step program or not. Many folks seem to breeze through life without it being much of a problem while others like myself are always in some phase of constant attitude adjustment or another. I think much of it has to do with each individuals past as to how much attitude tweaking they have to do & by what means they choose to do that. Not always an easy task to change ingrained thought processes. But, it can be done.

SHE'S BAAAACK >>>

I'm sure my attitude will continue to show up in the blog from time to time but maybe not with quite as many jagged edges as some posts in the past. But, then again......................

<<<< ALONG THE MORNING TRAIL

Some fellow blogger folks have asked how Kelly's Dad is doing. He underwent another surgical bladder procedure this past Thursday & at the moment is not doing the best. In my opinion he is in very grave health but like so many countless times before, Frank just somehow amazes everyone & manages to pull it all together & rallies back to live & see the sunrise of another day.

KELLY'S DAD FINDS HIS OLD 'MARINE' HAT IN THE ATTIC BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2007

Our annual yellow peril pine pollen menace is upon us now & as I sit here at the computer I can see clouds of the fine yellow powder wafting through the pine trees. There is no escaping this stuff because it is as fine as smoke & gets into & on absolutely everything. This stuff has about the same consistency as talcum powder. Had to hose off my van before I could even head out this morning. What a big huge mess we have every year & what a big huge clean up afterwards!!

An elderly wheel chair lady in a neighboring town celebrated her 94th Birthday today & family wanted to take her out for dinner so I had myself another nice mobility van run. I'm always happy to work Sundays because it gives me something to do on an otherwise sloooooow day. Took my camera gear along figuring on getting down around the harbor for some pics but by the time I washed the van, picked up some groceries, & stuck some food in my face, it was time to pick the folks up again. So, I'm going to have to dig into my stock pile of photos again for blog pics.

Rather than drag the above older photo back into the Picasa Photo program to work on it I just 'Cropped,' 'Color Popped,' & 'Sharpened' it right here in Live Writer. Yes, you can work on your photos here. Click your photo then look to the menu on the right. Click on 'Advanced.' This is where you can rotate, crop, add contrast, tilt, or even put your own watermark (name) on your photo. To do more photo editing just click on 'Effects.' Now, click on the little green cross & you can add some effects to your photo. Hey, & who said you couldn't do it, eh:))

(I color popped & sharpened the above photo for effect) AND WHO SAID WE DON'T HAVE CACTUS IN CANADA!!

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Some people try to turn back their age odometers. Not me, I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and a lot of those bumpy old rough roads weren't paved!!

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

QUIET SATURDAY AT HOME

MAX ON THE MORNING TRAIL

Aside from slipping over to Deerpark Lodge this morning to take a few branches off a pesky Cherry tree with the chainsaw, it has been a very quiet Saturday. Branches were hanging out over the pool area making a mess of the concrete walkway around the pool. Trimmed up a few scruffy shrubs while there & that was about it. They have a retired fellow who looks after the grounds but every once in awhile I slip over there & put my 2 cents worth in as well:))

Kelly spotted our rascally intruder this morning & I was able to get a few shots of Mama Coon feasting on our birdseed. It was obvious she had a batch of babies somewhere not far away. We just let her go ahead & have her breakfast. Nothing appeared to be broken this morning so I wasn't upset with her. When she left I wished her well & told her to say hello to the kids for us.

Had trouble getting this post to publish tonight & in this space I had a paragraph with a link. The link was to a site which contained both audio & visual & I'm wondering if that was the culprit that threw a monkey wrench into the blog publishing. If you are reading this then that means the blog has published & it was that link I put in that caused the initial problem!!

KELLY TOOK THE ABOVE PHOTO of our bayfieldbunch.com sign on the back of our mini van this morning. It is missing a 'b' & a 'dot.' Luckily her Son Ben owns his own graphics company & will be bringing us the missing letters this week-end. FLORENCE SIGNS & GRAPHICS. Always good to have a graphics company in the family. I had just placed some potted Sumacs in front of the Motor Home & that is what shows up in the creative rear window reflection looking like palm fronds.

MALE RED BREASTED GROSBEAK

It's always interesting reading other RV blogs to see how people spend their time & what things they find interesting in their travels. Some folks follow the NASCAR racing circuit while others like to visit the tourist attractions in the areas they are traveling. For some it's the culinary arts & fine eateries they pursue. Some folks enjoy historical sites while others stop at interesting cemeteries & museums. For a lot of folks it's the visiting & social life they crave whether it be with family or friends. For me personally it is just simply about the honesty of nature & it's beauty.