Sunday, April 16, 2017

PHEEBS DROPS BY TO SEE HER ALPACA LLAMA AND ELK PALS AND COPING WITH LIFE IN A REALISTIC WAY IS NOT ALWAYS EASY

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THE EYE OF THE ELK IS UPON ME

Despite most of Friday and Saturday being lost days my Spirits were lifted by warmer weather now temporarily upon us and due to the fact it was not raining Sunday morning Pheebs and I hit the road again looking for some new photos for tonight's post.

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Near Dungannon Ontario Pheebs and I dropped around to see her Alpaca Pals.

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ALL EYES WERE ON THE PHEEBS

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In the next field over we spotted a few more of Pheebs old Pals she hadn’t seen for quite awhile

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LAST TIME WE SAW ELK HERE WAS MAYBE 3 YEARS AGO

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ON THEIR WAY TO MEET THE PHEEBS

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Also in the same field as the Elk were about half a dozen Llamas.

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Not sure if it might have had something to do with a 'night aide' medication change last week or not but these occasional bouts of short depression somehow seem to sneak up behind me when I'm least expecting it and whallop me a good one for a few days.  In those times I have no positive energy or interest to get anything done and that includes blogging, photography, or traveling anywhere, my 3 favorite hobbies.  TV, reading, listening to music and sitting quietly gazing off into space is generally my lot for a few days and I have to be thankful it doesn't stretch beyond that or become a permanent thing.  However my personality is such that even at the best of times it seems to always have a low depressive edge to it and I've been that way for as long as I can remember.  I'm not what you would call a happy-happy joyous everything's wonderfully perfect type of every day person.  Sometimes I wish I was but that would be too totally unrealistic for me.  So it is what is and I like many other folks cope on a daily basis with the challenges of life in a realistic way.  Some of us admit our struggles with depression from time to time while others choose to put on an every day happy face and hide it.  I have posted my thoughts on depression maybe half a dozen times in previous blog posts so it's not something new to me.

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1 ELK 2 LLAMAS

GROANER’S CORNER:(( Mr. Dewey was briefing his client, who was about to testify in his own defense. "You must swear to tell the complete truth. Do you understand?"  The client replied that he did. The lawyer then asked, "Do you know what will happen if you don't tell the truth?"  The client looked back and said, "I imagine that our side will win."

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I informed my grandson that our cousin was coming to the swimming pool with us. He sighed, "Oh no. The H word." Alarmed, I inquired, "The H word?"  "Yup," he answered. "Hugs!"

Saturday, April 15, 2017

SATURDAY…A RAINY START WITH A SUNNY FINISH

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Our Friday morning Jeep ride also took us up through Mennonite-Amish country.

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AMISH-MENNONITE COUNTRY SAWMILL

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OLD ORDER MENNONITE SCHOOL

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Bear with me folks I’m dealing with a bit of depression at the moment and as soon as I can get myself on the other side of it I hope to be back putting words together again. 

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GROANER’S CORNER:(( Howard County Police officers still write their reports by hand, and the data is entered later by a computer tech into their database. One theft report stated that a farmer had lost 2,025 pigs. Thinking that to be an error, the tech called the farmer directly. "Is it true Mr. (Smith) that you lost 2,025 pigs?" she asked.
"Yeth." lisped the farmer. Being a Howard County girl herself, the tech entered: "Subject lost 2 sows and 25 pigs."

Friday, April 14, 2017

A PEACEFUL BOVINE MORNING

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It was a relaxing drive for Pheebs and I through our rural Huron county countryside this morning.

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GROANER’S CORNER:((  The Church Of Today::

PASTOR: Praise the Lord.
CONGREGATION: Hallelujah!
PASTOR: Can we please turn our iPads and Kindle Bibles to Exodus 20:1. When you’re done, kindly switch on your Bluetooth to receive the sermon. Please have your debit cards ready as we shall now collect tithes and offering. You can connect to the church WiFi using password Lord99087 and as for the renovation donations, you’re welcome to contribute via EFT or mobile banking……..The holy atmosphere is truly electric as the iPads beep and flicker.
CHURCH SECRETARY: This week’s meetings will be held on the various Whatsapp groups so please don’t miss out! Wednesday Bible teachings will be held live on Skype @1900hrsGMT. By the way, you may follow the Pastor on Twitter for counseling and don’t forget our weekly prayers on YouTube. God bless you all………The Congregation in unison quickly texts ‘Amen’!!