IT'S NO WONDER I SOMETIMES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY WEIGHT

A LONE DANDELION ALONGSIDE THE ROAD

The last time I had taken a drive out into the countryside to have a look at the starry night sky was probably late last year sometime.  Sunday night, as soon it was dark enough, the Jeep and I headed out to have a look at the stars.  It was a beautiful night with an unusually warm late April wind blowing as I stood beside the Jeep looking up.  I immediately noticed the Big Dipper was straight overhead.  And then something a little odd.  I had noticed a few faint flashes out of the corner of my eye on my way out to the country road. (our morning walking spot) and while standing there.  I quickly tracked the source of those flashes to the northeast.  On the horizon, with a few periodic flicks of dull orange, I could see what appeared to be a thunderstorm going on maybe in the Wingham Ontario area or beyond.  The strange thing was that when I got home about 20 minutes later and checked our live weather radar there were no storm cells in this whole area for hundreds of miles around.  Odd, I again thought.  My time standing on the country road didn't last too long because at home earlier I hadn't noticed the cloud cover moving in and blotting out the stars.  No matter, it was just so nice to get out and do and see something different for a change.  For me, any time outside on a warm night under a starry night sky is always a very special time.

 OUR FRONT YARD CHIPMUNKS MAKE THEIR HOME IN THE ROCKS SURROUNDING THE FROG POND

 IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE SOME EXTRA HELP AROUND THE YARD SOME DAYS

Despite a few raindrops on the windshield this morning, Pheebs and I headed off to our country road walking spot.  With heavier rain imminent I hesitated before getting out of the Jeep when we got there but then thought 'what the heck, let's go for it'  And, that's what we did and for the first time since my mid-February hip surgery, we did our full half mile walk with not even a squeak or tweak of soreness or pain in my hip.  Now I know half a mile isn't much compared to other daily walkers who routinely do 5 miles or more but it's good enough for Pheebs and I at the moment.  We'll soon be out for longer Conservation area walks now that we have warmer temperatures moving into the area. 

 A FEW PICS FROM ALONG OUR WALKING SPOT ROAD AND I'M THINKING THIS FIELD HAS ALREADY BEEN PLANTED WITH SOMETHING

EITHER APPLE OR CHERRY BLOSSOMS BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE A FEW WEEKS EARLY FOR APPLE BLOSSOMS

A SLIGHT TINGE OF GREEN IS BEGINNING TO APPEAR IN THE FOREST

The only different happening for today occurred early this afternoon.  With a Swiss Chalet coupon Kelly and I headed to Goderich's Harveys where they do Swiss Chalet chicken.  While in Goderich we picked up a few things at Pet Value and Walmart before heading home.  Exciting stuff eh.    

 A BURGANDY TRILLIUM IN OUR YARD

 A WHITE TRILLIUM IN ANOTHER FLOWER BED

 OUR BUSH FERNS ARE UP OUT OF THE GROUND AND BEGINNING TO UNFOLD

It's no wonder I sometimes have problems with my weight.  I come from the late 1940's and 50's era when food was not to be wasted no matter what and that upbringing has stayed with me all these years.  Now,  fast forward to 2024 an last week.  Kelly, needing all the weight-gaining ideas she can come up with, made a chocolate pudding from scratch.  Somewhere along the line, a little something must have gone amiss and the pudding didn't end up being thick enough for her.  Other than that, there was nothing wrong with the pudding.  But here comes the rub.  If Kelly isn't going to eat it, who is??  Well, I think we already know the answer to that don't we.  But here's where the chocolate pudding problem doubles itself for me.  Still feeling the need for chocolate pudding, Kelly pulls out an instant chocolate pudding mix from the cupboard and whips it up.  As sometimes expected, she takes a spoonful of pudding and decides she doesn't like the taste of it either.  Now we have two pots of perfectly great-tasting chocolate pudding sitting on the counter that I cannot just stand by and see thrown out.  I am not from this current throw-away food society (eat everything on your plate Mister or you are not going out to play) and as I said in the first line of this paragraph, 'It's no wonder I sometimes have a problem with my weight.  All my fault of course because I do have the option of saying 'NO'...... or do I:((

 OUR RHODODENDRON CONTINUES TO BLOOM

Al's Music Box:)) Lotta Love is a song written and recorded by Neil Young and released on his 1978 'Comes a Time' album. "Lotta Love" was also covered by Nicolette Larson in 1978.  Larson recalled the suggestion she record "Lotta Love" originated with Neil Young, with whom she had formed a personal relationship while backing him vocally on American Stars 'n Bars. The publishers of Neil Young News quoted Larson as saying:  "I got that song off a tape I found lying on the floor of Neil's car. I popped it in the tape player and commented on what a great song it was. Neil said: 'You want it? It's yours.'

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Only in America: We work hard on a farm so we can move into town, where we can make more money… so we can move back to the farm.  

The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this:  You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery," and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians....It creates a hostile work environment.

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- I finally got eight hours of sleep.  It took me three day, but whatever.

- I run like the the winded.

- When someone asks what I did over the weekend, I squint and ask "Why, what did you hear?"

An office technician got a call from a user. The user told the tech that her computer was not working. She described the problem and the tech concluded that the computer needed to be brought in and serviced.  He told her to "Unplug the power cord and bring it up here and I will fix it."  About fifteen minutes later she shows up at his door with the power cord in her hand.

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