LUCKILY GOT MY NEW 'BIRD FEEDER STATION' UP JUST BEFORE ALL THE RAIN CAME

It was a race against the coming rain to get my new bird feeder installed in our front yard.  In fact looking ahead at the 14 day weather forecast it is calling for rain 'every day'. Having glued and screwed the 3 main pieces together and sloshed a last coat of outdoor paint on it Monday I climbed my stepladder earlier this morning and placed the bird station atop the old post where I had just removed the old warped platform.  A bit of shuffling into place, a few shims to level it up, and then a few screws to anchor it in place.  With a light rain already coming down I poured some birdseed onto the stand and quickly headed for the house.  Didn't take long for a pair of Cardinals to be the first ones checking out the new facilities.  I was happy to see that despite the increasing rain they were able to have themselves a dry breakfast under a protective roof.  And I could see they were quite happy as well.  Mission accomplished:)))))

 A NICE SUNRISETHROUGH THE PINES

BIRD STATION IS FINALLY IN OPERATION

AT LAST MY BIRDIE PALS HAVE A DRY PLACE TO EAT THEIR SEEDS

FIRST TWO BIRDS ON THE FEEDER

Earlier in the morning before working on my bird station project and for a change of pace I decided to drive our usual Bayfield country Jeep route in reverse.  Exiting our Park to the east we ambled along for awhile later entering Bayfield from the south and somewhere in between we managed us a short walk under damp gray skies.  It certainly has been a cold wet Spring so far:((

WE ARE THE ONLY ONES EVER HERE

THERE IS A NICE FARM LANE TO WALK ALONG AT THIS PLACE

NO SIGNS OF SNOW ANYWHERE ANYMORE

GRASS IS GREENING UP

Back through Bayfield we swung down around the harbor on our way home.  It seems there isn't much in the way of weather that ever deters fishermen.  I marvel at their steely patience.

OH-OH ARE THESE BIG MACHINE TRACKS LEADING OFF INTO THE LAKE

NOPE, STILL WORKING ON BAYFIELD'S BEACH

Rained steadily for the rest of the afternoon and I was surprised to find myself fast asleep in my sunroom recliner for a couple hours.  If I thought two afternoon naps a few days ago a bit unusual I certainly have no explanation for today's complete dose off.

BUSY MORNING IN THE BAYFIELD RIVER

GO AHEAD 'JUMP' YA BIG CHICKEN

All is momentarily quiet here on the Motorhome front.  I'm waiting for warmer weather to finish up cleaning all the glass.  Our decision to sell it is still the same and the only thing left to do is replace the cracked passenger side windshield.  Whether we'll actively look for a smaller RV is still up in the air.  If we came across 'the deal of the century' that was just right for us I'm thinking we'd probably grab it.  We'll see what happens, there's no rush.

THIS MOURNING DOVE WAS ANOTHER EARLY VISITOR TO THE NEW FEEDER

'OKAY SO I KNOW I'M ON THE ROOF BUT HOW DO I GET BELOW TO THE SMORGASBORD'

'I KNOW THERE'S JUST GOTTA BE AWAY'

'HERE I GOOOOOOOO'

Sitting at my school desk one day over 60 years ago I felt two hands placed on my shoulders gently pulling back.  It was Mr. Douglas's hands and he was my great 5 teacher.  I remember him bending over and quietly telling me to try and keep my shoulders pulled back.  He said I was 'round shouldered'.  And that was the very first time I ever knew I did not have good posture.  Never thought too much about it over the following bunch of decades until these last 7 or 8 years or so when Kelly has occasionally brought it to my attention.  I'm at the point now where I no longer need any reminding as I am well aware almost daily of my bent over 'round shoulder' posture.  I don't suppose sleeping in my recliner every night for the past three years is doing my posture any good either.  Oh well at least I see more things on the ground now than I used to.  Maybe one of these days I'll find a $100 bill or something.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Political wisdom::
 1) Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. - Mark Twain
 2) I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. - Winston Churchill 
3) A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. - George Bernard Shaw 
4) A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. - G Gordon Liddy 
5) Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting, On what to have for dinner. - James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994) 
6) Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. - Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University 
7) Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian 
8) Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850) 
9) Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few Short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. - Ronald Reagan (1986) 
10) I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers 
11) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free. - P.J. O'Rourke 
12) In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. - Voltaire (1764) 
13) Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. - Pericles (430 B.C.) 
14) No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain (1866) 
15) Talk is cheap... except when Congress does it. - Unknown 
16) The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill 
17) The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. - Mark Twain 
18) The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. - Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903) 
19) What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. - Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995) 
20) A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson 
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TODAY WE SOLD AND DELIVERED MY SAMSUNG GALAXY 5 SMART PHONE TO A NICE COUPLE IN EXETER ONTARIO

OUR PARK'S RESIDENT BLUE HERON IS BACK AT THE POND FOR ANOTHER SEASON 
With a few flecks of snow mixed in it rained all of Sunday afternoon, Sunday evening, and all through the night.  We woke up to a very miserably cold wet morning so Pheebs and I again didn't go too far.  We have a little route we kinda follow to check on the Bayfield Beach construction and progress on the new Tim Hortons coffee shop.  Road to the beach was closed and I figure Tim Hortons has probably set their opening date back to about July of 2022.  

I'M HOPING THESE MORNING 'CELSIUS' TEMPERATURES WILL SOON BE BEHIND US

PHEEBS AND I WERE NICE AND TOASTY IN THE JEEP
Slow poked ourselves around Bayfield's streets looking at all the different types of houses and cottages.  Stopped into the local cemetery to let Pheebs out for a run while I huddled myself beside the Jeep to keep out of the wind and blowing rain pellets.  We were home less than an hour after we had left.  And yes I brewed myself up another great tasting cup of coffee with the new coffee maker before we left.  Coffee stayed hot for quite awhile so two thumbs up for my new one cup coffee maker:))

THANKS TO THESE PLASTIC FLOWERS IT LOOKED LIKE SPRING IN THE CEMETERY

Awhile back I had mentioned in the blog a decision had been made to sell my hardly ever used Samsung Galaxy 5 smart phone.  A blog reader from Exeter Ontario at the time in Florida emailed saying they were interested in buying it.  A few emails back and forth and today we drove over to Exeter and exchanged the phone for an agreed upon price.  Kelly wanted to drop into Exeter's PetSmart anyway.  Met Trudy and Mark at Tim Hortons coffee shop.  Truly nice folks who with their new Mercedes Benz Class B RV just spent their first couple RV months on the road.  Not only reading my blog but others on our side bar these past few years they are happy campers and excited to finally be in on the RV lifestyle themselves.  It was nice to see their excitement today and I couldn't help but wish we were in their shoes at the beginning of our travels instead of where we are now near the end.

 

I currently carry a small much simpler 'flip phone' with me for emergencies and I am quite content with that.  As long as I don't have to call anybody and nobody has to call me I think I will be just fine:))

BIRD HOUSES SEEN IN BAYFIELD THIS MORNING

Another example of my Swiss Cheese memory occurred Sunday night shortly after finishing the latest of my always interesting Kindle books.  With my growing insatiable thirst for reading these past number of years again I went right away to my computer in search of additional new books to download.  Would you believe of the eight books I chose a note came up on the screen telling me I had already downloaded every one of them.  And it even went on to give me the dates I had done so.  I had no remembrance of these books and some were downloaded and read as recently as last December.  Appalled by this and doubting it possible I clicked on each book and read it's introduction.  Sure enough, fleeting memories filtered in from each book letting me know that yes indeed I had read it.  Very discouraging.  Feeling I was probably the only person in the world this has ever happened to I told Kelly of my troubles.  I was bolstered right away when she told me it happens to her too when she takes books out of the library.  The librarian has had to tell her, 'you have already checked this book out before'.  I go to sleep tonight with an eased mind knowing that I am not the only one with a memory problem.  There are two of us now and the funny coincidence is that we two memory lapsed Swiss Cheesers are actually married to each other.   Well fancy that eh:))

SORRY IF I SCARED YOU BUT I'M JUST GETTING A HAIRCUT AND HOPING KELLY WON'T LOP MY EAR OFF

PHEEBS STICKS CLOSE BY IN CASE OF A SCISSORS SLIP
Skies began clearing around noon so later on Pheebs and I headed out for a walk but with a cold north wind feeling like it was being piped in direct from the Arctic Circle we didn't go too far but did manage a few photos around the Park's pond as well as our own front yard pond.

QUIET WATERS ON OUR PARK'S POND THIS AFTERNOON

BIG BLUE TAKES FLIGHT

A FLOTILLA OF SMALL DUCKS ON THE POND 

THIS IS ONE OF THREE GOLD FISH IN OUR FRONT YARD FROG POND

WATER SPIDERS

I THINK WATER SPIDERS ARE SECRET ALIENS FROM OUTER SPACE AS I SAW THIS FELLOW TONIGHT FLOAT UP OUT OF THE POND AND SAIL OFF INTO THE STAR STUDDED NIGHT SKY TRAILING A LONG GOLDEN CAPE:))

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Airlines::

1. "Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines." 

2. "Your seat cushions can be used for flotation, and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with you with our compliments." 

3. "As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses." 

4. And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Delta airlines is pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!" 

5. Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate

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A patient sobs to his doctor, “I feel like a pair of curtains!”Doctor replies, “Well pull yourself together man!”

- Why did the teacher wear sunglasses?Because his class was so bright! 
- Did you hear about the cross eyed teacher?  He couldn't control his pupils!
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 Joe said, "Know what, Charlie? I killed 5 flies yesterday, 3 males and 2 females." "How could you tell them apart, Joe? asked Charlie. "Joe replied, "It was easy. The 3 males were sitting on a case of beer, and the 2 females were on the phone." 
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