Cold Wind and lots of sleep.....

Our Location: Magic River Rv Resort, Long Beach, Mississippi

(no pics today)

A warm overnight with an early morning shower or two kept things quiet until after 6 a.m. before the fire was going. It sprinkled off and on while we braved the drops to chat around the fire for a while. The day has been warm, humid but windy and overcast with splashes of sun at times. 

I was up at the Log Cabin about 5:50 a.m. and just kind of stood around checking out the weather for a bit and then finally the fire guys decided they could brave the drops and started a fire. The usual faces around the fire this morning but I didn't stay much past 7:30 a.m. as the rain was starting to fall a bit more steadily. 

Riley and I had some breakfast, did some dishes and then climbed in the Dogsled to head up to the office to pay our weekly rent. We forgot to do that yesterday. Before the girl wouldn't let us pay for anything longer than a week, today she let us pay for 2 weeks. Go figure. ~laugh~ 

Back home Riley decided she didn't want to walk today so I went off on my own. It was warm there and the sun was intense when it wasn't buried behind the cloud cover. I made my way around the odd shaped oval 4 times in just over 60 minutes. I was warm when I finished. 

Back home I had a bill to pay and managed to do so without too much trouble. Now my insurance is paid up for another month. Hopefully I'll be home and have the truck changed over before I need to renew it again. Keep your fingers crossed okay? ~laugh~ 

I also remembered that I need to have my blood work done last week but forgot until today. So tomorrow that is on the agenda first thing. I just need to find the place in Gulfport. I'll look it up and head out there to keep Dr. Bobba happy. When I'm feeling good I forget about having it done and usually have something on my computer to pop up and remind me but with having it every two months down here somehow it's gotten off the calendar. If I weren't so lazy I'd put it back on...you can see it's not back on. ~laugh~ 

Lunch was a large garden salad followed by some oatmeal cookies. Walmart makes the best oatmeal cookies!! Soft and chewy, just how I like 'em. I thought a small walk might be in order to level out my sugar this afternoon since drinking water wasn't doing the trick. So after a couple of rounds around the park I feel less tired and more restless. Riley told me I needed to find SOMETHING to do. ~laugh~ I think I may have been annoying her or something. 

Dinner tonight will be sausage soup. We'll have enough for a couple of days worth so I won't be cooking for a while. Yeah...ME! We visited around the fire pit, but no fire for a while this afternoon but the cold wind drove us home after about an hour.

(finished the rest of this post this morning- March 8)
Due to weather and fatigue we stayed home last night and didn't participate in the fire crowd. I had two bowls of sausage soup, which was very good, after which I read for a bit and then around 7 p.m. I was extremely tired and so went to bed. It was early I know but I was truly so tired I couldn't keep my eyes open. I slept the entire night, only waking twice thru the night for a short period before drifting off again. This morning I woke late at around 6 a.m. Guess I was tired. ~laugh~

Thanks for stopping by, until next time....be safe, take care... 

Busy Monday....

Our Location: Magic River Rv Resort, Long Beach, Mississippi

(all pics taken with my phone)

A much warmer night last night than it has been for a while. This morning was warmer as well and the day followed that lead!! We had no wind this morning, but it picked it up continuously throughout the day and died down a bit during the evening but still hasn't died out yet. A few rain drops tonight sent us all scurrying away from the fire and homeward bound but it stopped before it started. If ya know what I mean...

Rusty Pelican Parking Lot

Usual suspects up around the fire at about 6:15 a.m. and the new guy Jerry showed up as well. He's not new, he's been here many times before and I remember him from before. Mac, Buzz, Ron, Pete, Charles, Linda, Lisa, Jeannie, Jerry, Paige, and myself  were the morning crowd today. Mac baked cornbread and Jerry brought Zucchini Bread for the morning goodies today. 

 

Rusty Pelican Signage at the roadway.

 

Home around 8:15 a.m. and since it's Monday you know it's cleaning day. I try to keep things tidy thru the week and therefore it's not a major deal to actually clean the Igloo as I try to keep the drawers/closets/cupboards neat and often times clean up one or two a day during the week which basically leaves the vacuuming, dusting, washing floors, cleaning bathrooms to Mondays. Of course this morning we had dishes to handle as well and once again tonight I'm leaving the dinner dishes until tomorrow. Strange how I'm able to do that these past couple of nights. 

 

Colourful houses on US 90 West

 

After cleaning the Igloo we both had some breakfast and made plans for the day which included first thing...our walk. We climbed into the Dogsled and headed off to the Sports Complex for our daily couple of mile trek. We started at 10 a.m. and made 2 laps by 10:40 a.m. but Riley opted to call it a day. I took another 20 minutes and walked a third lap before calling it done. 

 

Back home we had about 15 minutes in which to do something before heading out to pick up our friends Ron & Sharon. We all headed to the Rusty Pelican for the Monday special, Red Beans and Rice. Not that everyone got Red Beans & Rice but that's the special today. Along with the four of us there was also Lisa, Buzz, Jerry, Carol, and Mac. I think only Buzz and I managed the special today. 

 

Angel Tree in Bay St Louis

 

On the way to the restaurant the Dogsled seemed to be shifting funny so I convinced Ron that he should drive on the way back home to get a feel for what it might be. He managed to get the thing to do the herky jerky a time or two but didn't think there was much to worry about. However calling the dealership was first on my list when I walked thru the door. The local dealership said this transmission is not the smoothest one and often times the drop from 2nd gear to 1st gear is not smooth. Said I could bring it in and they'd look at it but it's normal. Also told me the warranty is good to 100,000 miles and good for all of North America, so even if I decide to have it looked at I can do that back home in Canada. Good to know!!! 

 

 

Cold, dull and almost ominous 

 

Home after lunch, got my truck seat all back to 'right' for me after a guest driver had moved everything. ~laugh~ Riley and I headed off for a drive shortly after getting home since we needed milk and bagels anyway. US 90 West thru Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis left us with the impression of cold, murky waters that promised to be make a body shiver if they got too close. Taking US 90 East we returned to Walmart to do some groceries!! While we only needed two things we did manage to grab about a half dozen other things as well, our motto is always be prepared. No wait, that's the boy scout motto, our motto is always have lots of food on hand. ~laugh~ 

 

Bay St Louis bridge to Pass Christiam

 

Back home once again we unloaded the groceries and put things away. We had some time to read our books and I started prepping dinner about 4:30 pm. In fact I even BBQ'd dinner early  so we could go up to enjoy the fire with our friends and dinner would be ready to just warm up in the microwave later.  Dinner was Italian Potatoes, Orange Zest Veggies and JD Smoke House BBQ chicken breast. Riley enjoyed it, but I wasn't hungry when I got back from the fire, so mine is in the fridge, one of us will have it tomorrow. 

 

It's not a nice looking body of water.

As you've guessed we also wandered up to the evening fire tonight. Although on my way I stopped a few doors down and chatted with Donna & Malcolm, a very nice couple from Collingwood, Ontario. Leaving the fellow Canucks I made my way to the evening fire. A smaller crowd with just Ron, Charles, Jerry, Mac, Riley and myself for a while and then the deck shuffled with Charles, Mac and Jerry leaving but Lisa, Pat, Pete and Sharon coming to the party. Interesting conversations to be certain. Riley left before I did as she was hungry and came home for her dinner. Chatted with Ron as he noticed Riley has been chatting more the last few days then she did when we first arrived. Riley is becoming much more comfortable with most of the people here and enjoys being more independent and confident within this new lifestyle. I'm so very proud of her for making such enormous strides, it is my hope that she continues to hold such confidence and independence when we return to Canada. I suppose time will tell. 

 

Leaving the fire pit due to rain drops falling on my head I was certain the rain would pick up and we'd have a good downpour but alas by the time I got to the Igloo it was over. ~laugh~ A quick visit with Lisa to thank her for her assistance today and I was back home before 9 pm. Not hungry so I just readied myself for bed and writing this blog. I'm not sure I'll get it finished and posted tonight as I'm tired and having a hard time keeping my eyes open. I may just finish it in the morning. 

So there you have it, our Monday excitement. Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed your stay. Until next time...be safe, take care.....

Overcast, warmish Sunday....

Our Location: Magic River Rv Resort, Long Beach, Mississippi

(all pics taken with my phone)

A much warmer overnight last night with a warmer day following in it's wake today. The wind wasn't as chilly and while we had little or no sun, along with a few rain drops there was a warmer hint to the air today. 

Up around the fire this morning shortly after 6 a.m. with the usual faces there to greet me and more of the usual crowd following at various intervals, the morning meet and greet was nice and I stayed late, until almost 9 am. I don't usually stay that long but we were all chattering and laughing, enjoying ourselves. 

One of the many things you can purchase at the flea market..

 

Home to make pancakes, have showers and do the dishes before starting the day. I will admit we didn't walk much today, just a short stroll but oh well, it was just one of those days. Just about 10:30 a.m. we headed out to the Dogsled, picking up our friends Ron & Sharon before heading off to the Long Beach Flea Market. While we weren't looking for, nor did we buy any fleas, we did manage to find a few other things to carry home with us. Just entering the market area we were in the produce/fruit section which of course held our attention. We chatted with the Mexican gentleman that runs the stand, he explained various kinds of fruits and veggies to us, gave us some samples to taste and was extremely helpful as well as knowledgeable about his goods. We bought something that is like a zucchini but is called something else, some tomatoes, a fresh pineapple and potatoes from his stand on our way out. Earlier on while wandering around we found a half dozen books we wanted to read and so for a few dollars we have many hours of entertainment in one small bag. ~laugh~  We all enjoyed the musician that entertained the crowd, he had a nice voice and a large variety of songs in his repertoire. A one man band with the help of a 'band' in a box while he played lead guitar. We dropped Ron & Sharon off before heading back home around noon. 

 

Need a cap? Many to choose from.

 

After that we kind of just relaxed the rest of the day, even managing a short nap this afternoon. The skies threatened but didn't really carry thru with it. The wind was still blowing but didn't manage to blow away the clouds nor blow in the rain, so I'm not certain if it was a productive wind or not. ~laugh~ 

 

 

More goodies to buy...

One of the long rows of vendors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Called Dad shortly after 6 p.m. our time, chatted for a bit, got caught up on the gossip and the news from the Great White North and the rock in the middle of Lake Huron. It was dark at his house but still light here at Long Beach when I made the call. The difference a few hundred miles makes is amazing, isn't it? 

 

 

More stuff....

 

Up around the evening fire we enjoyed the usual laughter, the stories and of course the fantastic people. Ron told us about Howard the Pot Bellied Pig, while Jeannie was comparing her running ability to that of Forrest Gump. ~laugh~  Jeannie also brought out her Rodent Repellent which she referred as to Sniff and Go but ended up being something else. ~laugh~  Lisa was quiet which is unusual for her, Buzz even put in an appearance. Charles and Roberta dropped by for a bit, Billy and Charlene were also there, as was Linda and of course Miss Sharon too. Riley and I completed the crowd.  As the evening started to wind down Ron & Sharon invited Riley and I over to bring home some pizza for tomorrow. Very generous of them to do so. Riley came away with a number of slices for her breakfast!! 

 

Wonder about those eggs...

 

The local black cat, whom Sharon has nicknamed Black Magic has been making their motorhome almost like her home. She enters when they open the door, climbs up on the furniture and just enjoys herself greatly. She goes to the door  yowls to be let out and follows them around like a puppy. She's a beautiful cat but will miss them when they leave, I think they'll miss her too!! 

 

I was looking at this bag of goodies but left it there...

 

After Riley collected her pizza we headed back home to have some dinner. I just snacked on some crackers while Riley had more chicken, veggies, and potatoes left over from last night's dinner. We're lazy tonight, we didn't even do the dishes. ~laugh~ I wonder how that happened? 

 

So there you have it, that was our day! We had a great day, enjoyed the time we spent with Ron & Sharon, as well as those around the fire pit. Thanks for stopping by, until next time...be safe, take care....

 

Great day....a motorcycle ride......and laughter...

Our Location: Magic River Rv Resort, Long Beach, Mississippi

(all pics taken with my phone on our walk)

Another cool night, followed by a cooler day as well. The wind was from the WNW but it had a bite to it that would chill you if you didn't stay wrapped up in a heavy sweater. 

Up at the fire around 6:15 a.m. this morning with the usual suspects and of course they staggered in at various times. Jeannie of course brought with her the usual ability to make us all laugh. She's a real character. ~laugh~ 

Some kind of berries on this bush...

Home for breakfast and jello plans ebbed and flowed with the wind. The one constant was our walk at the sports complex. We started about 9:15 a.m. circled for three laps or three miles finishing up about 10:30 a.m.  From there we headed off to the Dollar General store for a couple of things that would make life easier back at the Igloo. 

Home before 11 a.m. we both commented on the fact that it wasn't even close to noon. ~laugh~ We put things away, tidied up a bit and then sat down to read. Buddy Ron stopped by to ask Miss Riley if she would like to go for a motorcycle ride this afternoon. She of course agreed and is looking forward to it. 

New red leaves coming out....

Buddy Ron also stopped by a little later on their way to Wally World to see if we needed anything, which of course we didn't but it was nice of them to ask anyway. 

The sun is shining but it's not too hot outside due to the wind. Leaving the big door open but a cool breeze blows thru once in a while causing me to have a chill.

Lots of little buds and couple of little flowers too..

Sharon showed up shortly after lunch to see if Riley was ready to go for a motorcycle ride and of course she was very excited to go. Ron arrived shortly after and once Riley had her helmet on, she climbed on the back of Ron's bike and off they went. I didn't get a picture and I wish I had. Sharon and I sat and visited while they were gone. It was getting cool outside by the time they got back. Riley had a great time, truly enjoyed herself. Thanks for taking her Ron!!!

After that we came inside, closed the big door and busied ourselves with reading. We kind of let the rest of the day slip away from us. Around 5 pm I decided to make dinner, stick it in the fridge to eat when the urge hit us. Dinner was Italian Chicken Breast, steamed veggies and mashed potatoes. Cooked, plated and put into the fridge, we did the dishes, walked to the dumpster and headed over to the fire pit for a while. Ron, Sharon, Charlene, Billy, Jeannie and Linda were there. Truly some amazing company and we had a great time. Always a treat to meet folks with such humour!! Eventually Lisa came by after her winning evening at the Casino. However the party started breaking up shortly after 8, it was getting cold, some folks were getting hungry and it was just time to head inside.

Interesting name for a street don't ya think?

Back at the Igloo, Riley warmed up her dinner but I passed on mine, just not hungry for some reason. Soon we were headed off in our own directions for the night.

The close of another day, nothing too exciting but a great day all the same. Thanks for stopping by. Until next time..be safe, take care...

Cool morning, warmer afternoon, sight seeing in Ocean Springs....

Our Location: Magic River Rv Resort, Long Beach, Mississippi

This morning was very cool 39F/3.8C at 6:15 a.m. when I headed up to the fire. I can tell you I had my gloves and two heavy sweaters on, one with a hood. I didn't find it as damp as usual this morning and I have no idea why, but I'll take it!!

Gets about 10 miles to the gallon towing...does well except in the mountains

The morning fire was different without Ken this morning, no long slow southern drawl which I always enjoy hearing. Buzz, Mac, Ron and I were all kind of just shooting the breeze and discussing Buzz's big win last night. Lisa wandered up, eventually Pete, then Jeannie, and I think Chuck too. Butch stopped by, Robert also put in an appearance and one of the new guys (passenger in this car) who's name I don't remember. Linda also showed up at some point. It was an interesting fire this morning!

Dogsled in the background...

Home before 8:15 a.m. for breakfast but before eating I grabbed my camera, headed out to take some pictures of a vintage car and trailer which was pulling out today. The car was 1964 Ford Falcon and the trailer was a 1962 but I forget what kind. After eating we read for an hour to let the outdoor temps warm up before we headed out to walk. The walking path is a mile circuit and usually Riley does 2 laps and I do 3 or sometimes we're ambitious and each do 3 laps but this morning she stopped at 3 and I went one more. I had reasons for one more since we didn't walk yesterday and the day ahead promised to be 'filling'. ~laugh~ 

The Vietnam Memorial in Ocean Springs....

From the sports complex we headed out to Ocean Springs to do some sight seeing. Cruising along I-10 we finally reached the exit for the National Sea Shore Park, just past that was our destination The Vietnam Memorial. It is two long three sided pieces of cement that form a 'room' in between them. On the inside of the walls are pictures and names of those that served in the war from Mississippi . There were at least 45 rows on each side and the list of names/pictures was 5 per row.  The statistics say:

649 Killed-in-Action
10 Missing-in-Action
8 Prisoner-of-War
for a total of 667 Mississippi Casualties of the Vietnam War. 

That's a lot of casualties from just one state! It was a very moving tribute that allows you to put names and faces together. Many young men, a few mature men, African-American, Caucasian too but the loss was all male, not a single female in the bunch. The names were southern names such as Willie James, Donny Ray, Bobby Ray, Jimmy Earl, and the list goes on and on. Some of the pictures were taken at various times in the lives of these young hero's from childhood to high school football and on to military service. Flags and flowers were wedged into the cracks that joined the concrete as a simple tribute to a lost loved one. Also on display was a Medivac Helicopter on a pedestal, the mast from a ship and numerous flags. A walking path equaling 1/3 of a mile surrounds the whole park. It is well done and very tasteful. A must see if you are ever in the area. 

Rows and rows of pictures

Rows and rows of names

 From here we headed out to find some lunch. We once visited a Chinese Restaurant with my Dad, and his sister/husband when we were here once a few years ago. We wanted to find that place but couldn't remember the name. I had a rough idea where it was and eventually we found it. It's called Beijing Chinese something. ~laugh~ I still don't know the street and one would think I would have logged it into the GPS right? Well one would have been wrong in such thinking and should have reminded me before we left the area. ~laugh~

Looking into the memorial, pictures above, names below the ledge, benches in the middle. Both walls are covered in row after row...

From there we managed to find our way down some back roads that were heading in the right direction but not exactly where we wanted to be. I will tell you that we eventually found our way to I-10 once more and headed on back to our own neck of the woods. Not home but toward home. We had another stop to make. Can you guess where? I'll wait while you think about it. ~laugh~ You guessed it, Wally World for groceries. We were running low on a few veggies and a couple of other things and figured it would be better to pick them up today than wait until tomorrow when it will be much busier there.

Submarines were built on Pascagoula, Mississippi, a few miles from this memorial

We crossed paths with a person that was very .....fragrant ...but not in a good way. Truly thought the Chinese food may come back to haunt me. ~laugh~ We hurried out of the area only to have this same person come up behind us in the check out line. The cashier wrinkled her nose and looked around saying," Oh it must be the rabbit food." The guy in the next aisle was checking out with a bag of rabbit pellets or something, but it wasn't the rabbit stuff.  I was glad to get out of the store and felt sorry for the nice cashier that was left behind to handle this customer.

Do you think it's looking like spring?

From there we headed home and managed to get the groceries put away. The cat was kind of happy to see us but wasn't interested in any contact, she just looked down her nose with a look that said," Big deal, so you're home, I have sleeping to do, so go away." ~laugh~  She is a diva!!!

Everywhere you look there are Azalea's blooming...

For the past number of days we've seen so many flowers blooming and the blooms are reddish/pink/pinky/white and a few other colours. Like Canadians have hedges of cedar's or such things down here in the deep south they have hedges of Azalea bushes. They grow in the wild as well. Such a riot of colour in random spots. The green grass is an excellent backdrop to show off the bright colours. The leaves are also coming out which is adding more green to the picture as well. 

Such vivid colours...

Since we had a large lunch we opted to miss dinner which meant we were able to head up to the fire earlier than usual. Cool tonight but not too bad plus the fire was nice. Lots of folks up there, lots of laughter and good humour. The party broke up slowly but by about 9 pm everyone was heading inside.

Such abundant blooms....

So that was our day, much busier than yesterday, still not earth shattering but fun, entertaining and educational. We consider that a great day! Hope you had a great day as well.

So on that note, thanks for stopping by. Until next time...be safe, take care.... 

Lazy Day, Cold, and Friends.....

Our Location: Magic River Rv Resort, Long Beach, Mississippi

(pics taken with my phone)

Last night's short but heavy downpours served to cool things off here as the temps dipped overnight and this morning leaving us around the 50F/10C mark with a cold wind today. Truly it didn't seem to warm up much throughout the day with the wind seeming to take any of the sun's heat and blow it away. 

Mardi Gras Giraffe in Gulfport

Morning fire visit started around 6 a.m. this morning with Buzz, Mac and Ken, with Ron following along not much later. Then of course the others staggered along at various times. Swilly came by with a fistful of pictures to share with us all and was ever gracious in his explanations and our kidding him about his head of dark wild hair. Before long Robert showed up with Butch following shortly afterward. So a full compliment around the morning fire even though it wasn't the warmest morning. Lisa, Jeannie, Chuck, Charles, Pete, Linda and a new guy also managed to put in an appearance. 

Ken and Faye pulled out this morning heading to the area in which we recently left, Gulf Shores, Alabama while we were a few miles up the road at Foley, Alabama. That left two empty spots in the campground which were filled by 5 pm this evening. So once again all the regular spots are full but a few more folks will be leaving within the next week. It's that time of the year when folks start heading home and with the mild winter I'm willing to bet more folks go sooner than later. 

Her Royal Highness appears to be dead but isn't....~laugh~

It was a very lazy day today in which we basically did nothing but keep warm. ~laugh~ Yes I know, us being Canadians we should be used to the cold weather but it's not the same down here as it is back in Ontario. There its cold for long periods of time and not only the occasional day here and there like it is down here in the deep south. Honestly I think the occasional day here and there might be harder to take! Part of it is a mental thing I'm certain as we assume it will be much warmer here and while it is still much warmer than back home, it's not 'warm' like we expect so it seems colder. Did you follow all that? If not, go back and read it again, it'll come to you. ~laugh~ 

A surprise visit this afternoon from our good friends Ron & Sharon was very nice and quite enjoyable. We had a number of laughs and a few more serious moments as well. Ron replaced a light bulb for me in the bathroom that I just couldn't get to fit for some reason. It took two of us to get it though and I won't go into detail except to say Ron and I both ended up in the shower at the same time. A good time was had by all, I think!  ~laugh~  I always enjoy time spent with either or both of them, such nice people. 

A phone call from Linda at Bluegrass with an update on my mail situation kind of filled out the rest of the afternoon between pages in  my book.  I finished John Grisham's book The Brethren. It was a good read. I'm currently working on John Saul's novel Sleep Walking. 

Good stuff...

Dinner was cooked inside as I wasn't going outside to cook in this cold with a cold wind blowing. Honey Pecan Chicken breast with stuffing and garden rice was all very good and we enjoyed it. Cooked much faster inside than on the BBQ dinner was a very fast event this evening. ~laugh~ 

A quick clean up, some more reading and it was off to various parts of the Igloo as another day comes to an end. We already have decided our plans for tomorrow and we will be getting out doing some things for certain. So stay tuned....

Thanks for visiting, hope you enjoyed your stay, feel free to leave a comment. Until next time...be safe, take care...

No pics kind of day...

Our Location: Magic River Rv Resort, Long Beach, Mississippi

(no pics today)

A very warm night followed by an even warmer day today. A few rain drops this afternoon but a very cloudy, overcast, muggy day and tonight is more of the same. We've finally turned on the furnace fan just to circulate the air as we don't find it hot enough to turn on the air conditioner yet but I think we might be doing that in the near future. 

Arriving at the morning fire around 6:45 am I chatted with Buzz, Mac and Ken for a bit, soon Ron wandered over, Linda came along, Pete, Pat, Charles, Jeannie and Lisa as well. Riley even wandered up around 8 am and sat near Lisa and Linda. She seems to be much more comfortable these days. 

Breakfast and the day's plan were handled quickly. We left the Igloo around 8:40 am and headed to the Sports Complex where we managed to see Paige but didn't walk together. Riley and I toured for  3 laps in just over an hour, we were both very happy about that. 

Leaving the walking path we headed to Highway 49 which goes north/south in Gulfport. We made one stop at a Big K store but found nothing of interest. None of the other places called to us, so we headed back home. 

Home before noon we just kind of putz'd the rest of the day away. I vacuumed the truck, tidied the Igloo, dumped the tanks, read, napped, and eventually prepped dinner. 

 

Dinner was white rice with orange zest veggies, and mild Italian sausages. It was pretty good if I do say so. ~laugh~ 

I talked to my dad tonight, he had his appointment today with the ear specialist. Major amount of snow there today, it was a rough trip to the appointment and home again. He should have stayed over but well, he didn't. My brother seems to be doing well after his surgery a few days ago. My sister and her partner made it to his mothers house in Southern Ontario today as well, even thru the snow. 

A birthday wish to David, middle daughter's partner. He shares a birthday with my late father in law Joe. Happy Birthday David, I hope this day has been all you wished it to be. 

Quick clean up inside and out, walk to the dumpster and home to read for a bit before heading off in our own directions. It sounds as if it may be starting to rain outside, the wind is picking up at least. 

On that note I"m going to sign off. Thanks for stopping by, sorry it was a non picture post but well I just didn't have pics to share today. ~laugh~ Until next time...be safe, take care....