Frost
Someone flipped the Fall switch, because we went from comfortably warm (for the U.P.) to frost on the windshield today. Trees have already started to turn, but there has been very little rain. We’ll see what the next few weeks will hold with regard to Fall color.
Spring Chicks
We’ve been feeding the local wildlife for about a year now. Last Spring we had a pair of Sandhill cranes become regulars for a few weeks, before they departed for destinations unknown. Early this Spring they both arrived back again, but somewhere along the way, one of the pair disappeared. The mate kept coming back for an early morning meal, but they were always alone. Today when I looked out at the feeder, there was a different pair of cranes there, and they brought with them a couple of orange, fuzzy chicks! I’ll have to keep my eye out for the pheasant brood now, they usually have a clutch running around about this time as well.
The King’s Speech
I thought The King’s Speech was going to be a real snoozer, but it is an excellent movie. Pay attention to the dialog. Geoffrey Rush was robbed though – he should have won the Oscar!
Bits and Pieces
Three days of rain brings the grass back to life. Hello green Spring – finally!
I’d prefer to see all the time, effort, and money used by the media to cover to the Royal Wedding spent on education, helping the tornado victims, or just about any other worthwhile cause.
Why did Martha Stewart do time in the big house, while the people responsible for the economic meltdown are still running around in positions of power and collecting BIG paychecks?
Hey politicians – wake up! Instead of talking taxes constantly, let’s consider cutting entitlements and spending. When money is scarce, I’m thinking of ways to tighten the belt, not how to spend more. Do I really need that HD cable package; I rent from Redbox instead of going to the theater; and there is less non-essential travel and eating out. Businesses cut discretionary spending and take a hard look at capital investment. It seems that our government continually tries to wring more income out of an already overtaxed source. We are living in a time where, for the first time in decades, we will not be financially better off than our parents.
After further review, breaking an ankle still stinks! I can not wait until I’m able to start walking again.
Either the birds are really hungry this time of the year, or my feeder has a hole in it – it needs to be refilled every day!