AND THAT WRAPS UP ANOTHER DAY IN EARLY APRIL OF 2021

 COULD THIS MAYBE BE AN UPSIDE DOWN HORSE??

It was a steady rain upon us by noon so any thoughts of outside activities for the afternoon were promptly squelched.  Luckily, Pheebs and I had motored ourselves over to the Hullett-Marsh earlier and ventured off on a short walk in a bit of a slow and infrequent drizzle.  We didn't really get wet, we just kinda felt like we did.  Took a few pics at the Marsh and a few more on the way home.  And that wraps up another early April day in the year 2021.

 THE ONLY HINT OF SUNSHINE TODAY WAS IN MY FIRST 'TEST SHOT' THIS MORNING

 THERE ARE MANY WATERWAYS IN THE MAN-MADE HULLETT-MARSH

 A NUMBER OF PONDS ARE CONTAINED BY EARTHEN BERMS AND THE WATER IS CONTROLLED BY GATES LIKE THIS ONE BETWEEN PONDS AND STREAMS

 DOUBLE CULVERTS ALLOW FOR SPRING FLOODING

 THE HULLETT MARSH IS CALLED A MARSH FOR GOOD REASON

 THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF WATERFOWL IN THE MARSH

 DEPENDING ON WATER MANAGEMENT THESE PONDS ARE SOMETIMES FULL OF WATER AND AT OTHER TIMES NEARLY DRY

 I ALWAYS BRING A HOT CUP OF COFFEE TO THE MARSH WITH ME

 THE RED BARN IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE ONE THAT SHOWS UP IN OUR CHRISTMAS CARD THESE PAST FEW YEARS

 IT IS ALSO THE FARM OF THESE CUTE SMALL STATURE HORSES

 HAVING A GOOD OLD ROLL IN THE DIRT

 EVEN CUTE LITTLE HORSES NEED AN AFTERNOON SIESTA

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A milkman who is dying in the hospital is surrounded his two sons, daughter, and his wife and nurse.  He says to his eldest son: "To you, Peter, I leave the Beverly terrace."  "To you, my dear daughter, I leave the apartments in the High street Plaza."  "To you, Charlie, being my youngest son with a large future, I leave the City Centre offices."  "And you, my dear wife, the three residential buildings towers in down town."  The nurse, impressed, tells his wife: "Madam, your husband is very rich. He is bequeathing many properties! You all are so lucky!!"  And the wife retorts: "Rich? Lucky?? Are you kidding??!! Those are his routes where he delivers milk!"

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SOME DAYS ARE JUST VERY MUCH MORE BETTERER THAN OTHERS

 THIS REFLECTION IN THE JEEP WINDOW IS MY IDEA OF A SELFIE I GUESS

When RVing and stopped somewhere for the night or longer I'm never too particular if we're dead level or not so why would I spend so much time and effort on leveling the rig in our driveway when we're not even in it.  I don't know either but I fritzed and frittered moving gravel around and placing it under the wheels this afternoon for way too long trying to get Scooter sitting perfectly level.  Did I succeed??  Of course not.  I may have to get a bulldozer in!!

 WE STOPPED ON BLUE BLUFF ROAD SOUTH  OF BAYFIELD TO TAKE SOME EAGLE PHOTOS

 MAMA BALD EAGLE ON HER NEST

 I SURE HAVE THE 'EAGLE EYE' UPON ME

 PAPA EAGLE A FAIR DISTANCE AWAY IS WATCHING A NEARBY FIELD FOR BREAKFAST 

What a delight to not wake up to temperatures below the freezing mark for a change.  Sunny day and I think we got up into the high fifties somewhere.  Spent most of my afternoon outside doing yard work and thoroughly enjoying it.  No bugs, no humidity, no problem:))

 SO NICE TO SEE CHIPMUNKS SCAMPERING AROUND OUR YARD AGAIN

 LITTLE RED PEERS THROUGH THE SUNROOM WINDOW TO SEE IF I AM GOING TO SCARE HIM OFF OUR HANGING BIRDFEEDER FOR THE 16TEENTH MILLION TIME TODAY

 'HOW'S THIS FOR A POSE MISTER CAMERAMAN'

 'OR MAYBE YOU LIKE THIS ONE BETTER'

Pheebs and I did make it out for a toot around the countryside this morning and how nice to be out in the sunshine with fields greening up, birds chirping, no snow left anywhere, and bare dry roads.  Some days are just very much more betterer than others.

 ON THIS EASTER SUNDAY MORNING BAYFIELD'S FISHING FLEET BASKS IN THE MORNING SUNSHINE

 I THINK LAKE HURON'S WATER LEVEL IS DOWN BECAUSE I CAN SEE MORE OF BAYFIELD'S BEACH

 MAYBE PURPLE MARTINS

 I SURE LOVE WANDERING THESE COUNTRY ROADS EVERY MORNING

 BY THE LOOKS OF THAT RED NOSE I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START CALLING ME RUDOLPH

 MY IDEA OF A HELMUT CAM

 PHEEBS AND I LIKE STOPPING BY QUIET COUNTRY STREAMS

An afternoon walk around the Park's pond and I was surprised to see a single large goose egg on the ground.  No nest, just a flattened-out spot in the trodden-down grass.

 NOW THAT IS ONE LARGE GOOSE EGG

 HIDING BESIDE A TREE PAPA MALLARD DIDN'T THINK I COULD SEE HIM ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE POND

 A SPRING FLOWER BUT I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF IT

 THIS IS DEFINITELY A CROCUS

 IN OUR PARK, A FOREST ONCE STOOD HERE

 LOOKS LIKE THIS LOT WILL SOON BE READY FOR A NEW MOBILE HOME

Re-reading my last paragraph in Saturday's post I don't think I explained myself well.  I liked the commenter's comments much better.

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A mechanic was removing a cylinder-head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known cardiologist in his shop.  The cardiologist was there waiting for the service manager to come and take a look at his bike when the mechanic shouted across the garage.  "Hey, Doc, want to take a look at this?"  The cardiologist, a bit surprised, walked over to where the mechanic was working on the motorcycle.  The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, "So Doc, look at this engine. I open its' heart, take the valves out, repair any damage, and then put them back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. So how come I make $39,675 a year and you get the really big bucks ($1,695,759) when you and I are doing basically the same work?"  The cardiologist paused, smiled and leaned over, then whispered to the mechanic..... "Try doing it with the engine running."

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Did you ever notice?  When you put the two words  "The" and "IRS" together it spells "THEIRS"?

GOING AGAINST MY OWN ADVICE I HAVE BURIED MY HEAD IN THE SAND

 GOLDFINCHES ARE RETURNING TO THEIR VIBRANT YELLOW SUMMER COLORS

 I guess it could be called impatience at this time of year and I think a lot of us get it.  We are so close to warmer weather and yet with these windchill-driven days, we just can't seem to turn the corner.   Okay, so maybe it's just my impatience and nobody else.

 GOLDFINCH ON THE LEFT AND A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH ON THE RIGHT

Pheebs and I wandered up to Goderich and back this morning.  Not much new about that as we did our usual drive down around the harbor.

 SPOTTED A FELLOW SHUTTER BUG ENJOYING THE MORNING AT GODERICH'S ROTARY COVE

Home again the wind gusts were nearly blowing our hanging birdfeeder upside down.  I immersed myself in my recliner, book in hand, and said, "the heck with it I'm staying in"!!  And so went the day.

 HEADING HOME THIS MORNING I NOTICED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN OLD TROLL BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UP THERE ON THE LEFT

 YEP, IT WAS A TROLL ALRIGHT

Finished my latest book, Passport To The Cosmos by John E Mack.  It wasn't an easy read for me but I made it through from beginning to end.  I had to really concentrate on what I was reading to try and comprehend and understand what it was I was trying to understand at times.  But I got the gist of what he was saying and that was the important part for me.  I maybe don't understand the mechanics of how all this is working but I am comfortable knowing that, 'it is real and it is happening'.  My next book will deal with the views and beliefs of Indigenous People and their centuries-old deep connection to what they call the Star People.

It's been nearly 3 weeks now since I last watched any cable news so I have no idea what's going on south of the border anymore.  I have gone against my own advice and buried my head in the sand.  I just can't take any more of what is happening to the United States.  A country I had learned to love over our RVing years.  A country I had so fondly considered and remembered as our second home.  I was totally a non-political person up to about 6 years ago and I'm hoping I can return to that status once again and not let myself be drawn into that political quagmire anymore.  Politics just seem to pull the absolute worst out of so many otherwise good people........... 

GROANER'S CORNER:((  There were two lovers, who were really into spiritualism and reincarnation. They vowed that if either died, the other one remaining would try to contact the partner in the other world exactly 30 days after their death.  Unfortunately, a few weeks later, the young man died in a car wreck. True to her word, his sweetheart tried to contact him in the spirit world exactly 30 days later. At the seance, she called out, "John, John, this is Martha. Do you hear me?"  A ghostly voice answered her, "Yes Martha, this is John. I can hear you."  Martha tearfully asked, "Oh John, what is it like where you are?"  "It's beautiful. There are azure skies, a soft breeze, sunshine most of the time."  "What do you do all day?" asked Martha.  "Well, Martha, we get up before sunrise, have a great breakfast, and there's nothing but making love until noon. After lunch, we nap until two and then make love again until about five. After dinner, we go at it again until we fall asleep about 11 p.m." Martha was somewhat taken aback. "Is that what heaven really is like?"  "Heaven? I'm not in heaven, Martha."  "Well, then, where are you?"  "I'm a rabbit in Arizona."

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