HAPPY KEESTER TO Y'ALL!

Some days it just pays to hang in there and never give up. This squirrel was determined to get this suet, no matter how awkward the positions he found himself. Oh ya, he got it all -- the little pig!

ALL I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE I LEARNED FROM THE EASTER BUNNY

 Don't put all of your eggs in one basket
 Walk softly and carry a big carrot
 Everyone needs a friend who is all ears
 There's no such thing as too much candy
 All work and no play can make you a basket case
 A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention
 Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day
 Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits
 Some body parts should be floppy
 Keep your paws off other people's jellybeans
 Good things come in small sugarcoated packages
 The grass is always greener in someone else's basket
 An Easter bonnet can tame even the wildest hare
 To show your true colors you have to come out of your shell
 The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

Have a grand weekend and keep smiling! In case I don't get back to blog before I depart for Florida, yes I will attempt to bring the warm weather back with me.

Geese

Sometimes it is just easier to make photos into a slide show -- I know, some are in another blog but live with it...what the hell, this is not brain surgery!!!

Geese and Geese

If my beloved Father was still living he would be 96 years old today. Happy Birthday Dad, I love you and miss you!

I love this photo of Dad, taken at some camp and he was really having a good time. Most likely the sideway hat was driving my mother bonkers!!!

After I finished my Curves workout, I decided to drive around a bit and see if I couldn't capture a few cute shots. Yes, with a fully charged camera battery.

The scene today was geese and I mean, lots of geese. Field covered with them and serenading like there was no end in sight. I swear this has to be the mating season as some are really aggressive and huge show offs!

What I found funny was watching them land on icy patches and skid along -- it sure as hell look like great fun. And if this was done to impress the ladies,they were not overly impressed. Plus, seeing this as a fun landing, joined in on the act -- I needed a movie camera to capture all this nonsense!

This guy was definitely trying to tell me to get to hell outta there. He'd been courting this gal for days and she finally was coming around and then, I showed up and scared her. Damn he was pissed!

I was only trying to let him know that while he thought he had her attention, hey, dummy look, there's another guy in town...threes company, right?

I like this photo in particular the beer can that was nicely left on the post -- how rude, at least it could have been full, not empty!

Well, if I could learn how to post these photos and add captions without losing half of them, I would do just that.

Hey, its a nice day, get your lazy butts outside...

Here's a couple mood enhancers:

How Do Crazy People Go Through The Forest ?

They Take The Psycho Path.

How Do You Get Holy Water?

You Boil The Hell Out Of It.

What Do Fish Say When They Hit a Concrete Wall?

Dam!

What Do Eskimos Get From Sitting On The Ice too Long?

Polaroid's

Photos

Every now and then, it is fun to just put photos on this blog and let you see what I have seen on my walk. Now this photo is kind of a take from Wiseacre and another blogger who took many photos of woodpecker-trees. I thought I would show you the one where I managed to capture two pileated woodpeckers....tiny little holes but sufficient damage to this mighty tree! [it is my understanding that woodpeckers only go for dead trees as this is where the bugs are so they are not really damaging anything but an all ready dead tree]

Behind the ole Norwood School, there is another part of the Racquette River or Norwood Lake. As a kid many of us, at recess, kind of wandered down here to fish, swim or just hang out and odd, we didn't seem to head back to the school until it was time to catch the bus. Yes, we were playing hooky and it was worth it, some classes were boring as hell or maybe we were too stupid to realize we needed to learn this stuff?

Anyway, we did this and we could "tell time by the sun" and managed to get back in time to catch the bus home! It amazed me that teachers didn't seem to notice we weren't in class (where in hell did they think we were I wondered?). [I just realized, those teachers didn't give a rip -- fine role models, eh?]

I had been telling myself for weeks I should hike down there and this morning I did just that and let my childhood memories guide me. Hell no, I wasn't gonna swim in that cold ass water, nor fish or do anything close to childhood nonsense, but I was gonna enjoy the scene.

In the process I was serenaded by the Canadian geese, -- and man, I do mean serenaded. I can't be sure if they were doing the mating call, just showing off for each other or just letting every other critter know this was a restful place and stop here, rest, swim, enjoy! All I can say is they were one loud, quacking group of busy geese! Can't say who was louder, male or female but suffice to say, they were yakking big time!

So as more and more arrived. I decided to find me a better photo op place and moved down the river just a bit and of course, the entire time the noise is happening and if anything, getting louder. I am set, found the perfect spot and watched a few more water landings and see even more are approaching, this is absolutely the best spot to capture this on film.

Holy Cow Dung, the friggin battery lets me know it is "exhausted." EXHAUSTED! Are you kidding me? I was so mad at myself for not checking the damn battery and missing these shots, I gotta tell ya, if you had seen me stomping back through that field, you would not have even dared to say hello!

At the moment every camera battery is on the charger and I'm done kicking my own ass for forgetting to do this earlier.

And now, how is your Tuesday going?

So while the geese managed to escape my film the beginnings of my tulip garden got captured big time. Hey, it's thriving and so far no critter has chosen it for a snack.

No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

SPRING FORWARD

Yes, you set those clocks forward, right? Yes, you lost an hour’s sleep. Yes, this just poops the bed. Are you sick of yes yet?

To the left is signs of spring...something is popping up in my flower bed. Don't ask me what -- I planted so many bulbs I have no idea what in hell is there anymore. I just hope the deer leave my tulips alone this year!


Now for some more bird photos! Oh give it up, soon I will find something else to capture my attention and time, for now its birds, deal with it. I do know I need to buy a bird bath tho...no place for them to drink or bathe, and that my friends, is just flat out rude!

Can you see the red on the head and breast -- kind of cool, eh? Is this a mark of shame or what?



This is just a busy place to eat and they all wait patiently for a chance to get to the feeder. There's other feeders but they all want this one -- go figure!

Okay, Saturday was overcast and had a few spits of rain but the rain really didn’t start coming down until 6:30 or so, and then, it came down. Hey, unless there were huge piles of snow, it has definitely been replaced by grass. No real puddles yet – seems to be running off beneath the ground for some reason. But have no fear, we shall see plenty of spring puddles and I for one, love to splash through them. No matter what the age, this is one of favorite spring-time activities. Come on, surely you remember doing this as a kid? Got your new boots and had to try them out, right? I can still hear my Mother yell, “take those wet boots off in the entry way – oh my, you’re soaking wet – strip!”

Just had to show off this woodpecker again -- I still am amazed that I capture him on film, and wished to hell I had my bigger camera with me but hey, you work with what you have at the moment.

A pileated woodpecker, amazing!

So that is Sunday's blog -- more to follow - in the meantime, here's your motivational tip of the day (brain exercise):

Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

Questions & Photos

Look what I saw this morning and if you can believe it and you should, this is just one. There were TWO woodpeckers and I was amazed at their size. Hold on, I shall insert the other photo too.

Just click on the photo,another window will open,which will be larger, then hit the back arrow to come back to this page...duh!

OKay, now for some questions -- you don't really need to answer them but hey,if that floats your boat, you go for it Sunshine. If nothing else, you can drive your friends nuts asking them the same damn questions. Enjoy:

If you have sex with a prostitute against her will, is it considered rape or shoplifting?



Can you cry under water?



How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?


Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'? Where's that extra penny going to?



Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?


Why does a round pizza come in a square box?



What disease did cured ham actually have?



How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?


Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours?



If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?



Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?



Why do doctors leave the room while you change?They're going to see you naked anyway.

Why is 'bra'singular and 'panties' plural?




Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?



If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?



If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?



Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?



If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?



Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?


Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?


And you thought today was gonna be boring...made ya smile, didn't I? Thanks Jude, we all needed these questions!!!

Was this day REAL?

Man, today was just amazing. A tad confusing too. I mean at 6:30 the temp was 8 degrees, then around 9 it was 23 degrees and as the day moved along, the temp kept rising -- at one point hitting 42 degrees! Plus we had sun shine too. I know for a little bit, the sun went to Syracuse but it did come back and my sister said it was cold down there and they needed some sunshine too. Ya, we can share as long as nobody becomes a hog!


So, while I'm enjoying this weather, I took photos -- of course, I did...so now you get to enjoy them too...lovely, eh? Look I will purchase a bird book soon so I can identify these creatures but for now, just look and enjoy, okay?

Just a reminder, to see a bigger picture, click on it and another screen will pop up. Then use the back arrow to get back to this blog site...easy as pie (who in hell said pie was easy?)

Okay,as far as I know,these are crows and man, there are way too many count and in some cases, they are as big as turkeys.

Today they must have called a meeting because they sure as hell were making a lot of noise.



Now I believe this is a Morning Dove -- it emits a rather sweet tune but that tune can become annoying after awhile.

Now these birds never miss a chance to eat and constantly remain around the feeders. After my son-in-law shared what seed he buys, I followed suit and now I too have the same type of birds at my feeder. Cute,eh?



This is just an interesting snowmobile trail over the Norwood Lake -- yes, the boat launch area. Kind of cool, eh?



Well, that's it for today -- tomorrow is suppose to be just as nice with temps near the 40's again. So, get outside and soak up that natural Vitamin D.

Photos

Sometimes a simple, little stream captures your attention and before you know it, the ole camera is snapping a photo to preserve this breathe of winter on film.

Today it's a lovely 7 degrees, wind is blowing and it's colder than hell outside. Yet, I want to get outside and snow shoe, so as I wait for a hopeful warm up, I shall bore you with some recent photos

Hey, you won't get out there, I shall and share it with you....smile, it happens all the time!

Look at this black bird I doth believe it is a crow and it has found my feeder but hey, everything has to eat, right?

Oh look, she brought the kids with her too.

I never notice how long a beak these birds had -- holy sheet!

And then we have the granddog who picks one of the coldest days to want to play Frisbee.

My Bird

I just could not resist sharing this with you all---finally "A" bird has shown up at my bird feeder. Hey, it only took three feeders, a branch and expensive bird seed to attract this little darling.

Wait, one more just to show you just how CUTE this little bird is -- go ahead, laugh but now the question is: Will he tell his friends or keep this eating place all to himself? What would you do?

Look at the choices these birds have -- I mean, do I offer choices or do I offer choices? And the feeder this one bird choose -- the windmill, the first feeder and only one out there for months! Go figure!

Yes, if more show up I'll most likely get more photos and soon, very soon, this madness shall pass and something else shall take its place. Hey, I don't suffer from Cabin Fever, so thar!!

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A thief broke into the local police station and stole all the toilets and urinals, leaving no clues. A spokesperson was quoted as saying, "We have absolutely nothing to go on."

JUST WATCH

I just read that President Obama re-took the Oath of Office -- well, ain't that special. No mistakes this time and everything went smoothly...gotta love the class this man constantly shows us, right?

Oh I thought you'd enjoy some photos -- I had fun taking them and some --well-- legally I was not suppose to be where I was and the fine was $75 if caught -- nope, didn't get caught and did no harm, so all is good.

Did my morning snowshoeing and it was fit-tastic! I was on such a roll I even lost count how many times I went around the back yard, then around the entire house. Suffice to say, it was a grand workout. Then I got stupid and decided to do a little shoveling, stupid is as stupid does -- and I does not shovel and now I remember why -- that is way too much work in my book!!! My poor ole back can't handle that stuff, no way. Hey, it was only 26 degrees outside but that wind, well, let's just say it was brisk at best. And it never stopped snowing either --damn, it was fun!