Rabbits 09/08/2020

            Morning walk, this one was kind of odd.

            Before I get into the topic of the day, I would again note that our clock in the front room that chimes on the quarter hour, half hour, three quarter hour, and on the hour, did it again. The clock again this morning, chimed at 5:00am, and at 5:05am. This clock does this occasionally but not regularly, odd!

            Tres and I went out to get the news paper and I noticed it was totally dark, it was night. I then check the cell phone to see what time it was, had I started earlier than usual? It was almost 6:30, that is our normal time to start walking.

            Tres picked up the newspaper, took it back into the house, and dropped it in My favorite wife’s chair. We then put his harness on, I picked up a flash light and we headed out for the night time walk.

            We had passed two houses as we walked down the street toward the cul-de-sac. Tres noticed a rabbit sitting in a yard. I pointed the flash light at the rabbit and activated the light. The rabbit and area around him was lit up in a bright light. Would you believe, that rabbit said, “Turn that light off, how would you like someone to shine a light in your eyes”! I said, “Sorry”, and turned the light off.

            Then it occurred to me, I had just heard a Rabbit talk. I again shined the flash light at the rabbit, but there was no rabbit. Had I imagined that? I know I am silly grandpa, but maybe I am now nutty grandpa!

            We continued our walk when I noticed that something had Tres’ attention up the street. I could not see anything, but Tres was very focused. I could hear an odd sound but still did not see what was making the sound. As we walked in front of this house, Tres and I both saw what was making the sound. There was a female subject who appeared to be sanding the front door of the house, but there was no light on, she was both standing, and sanding, in the dark.      Odd things happen! 

            We walked on up Oklahoma Ave, from the 400 block to the end of the 100 block, where we turned and began walking back toward home. We were in the 200 block when Tres again saw a rabbit. Would you believe, I shined my light on that rabbit, and I asked can you talk? The rabbit replied, “What, are you a nutty ole man, rabbits can’t talk!” I turn the light off and Tres and I walked on toward home.

 

Be safe, productive, and cooperative today!

                                  When you see the words “Would you believe” you may assume there is fiction.

Senior rabbit non-communicator and light flasher, Don the Ford 

Finally, a day off work 09/07/2020

            Those of us who work hard every day, very much appreciate a day off. I do wonder why they named this holiday, “Labor Day”! The name itself sounds like, a day to labor, not a day for those laborers to rest. Now another question, for those people who do not labor, AKA “physical work”, are they supposed to have the day off too?

 

            I was listening to the radio yesterday, you know ole senior people on a fixed income can’t have TVs like you real people do, so we listen to the radio. It was a reading of a short story on the PBS channel when they used a term that I had not heard in a long time. What was that term, it was loogie.  Now when I was a kid, we would use that term occasionally. The word Loogie means, a lump of phlegm or spittle. Maybe kids had more snot than kids do now days!

 

 

            My small brain began thinking about words, and a word that came to mind was reject. I would say reject might mean to not accept or push away. The re at the beginning of a word usually means, to do again, such as reapply, which means apply again or recount, to count again and so on. So, when we get to reject, what does ject mean?

            They should check with me before they make a word.

 

            Topic change, my spouse of more than 5 decades insisted on improving the garage. She said it was too boring, and needed a little sprucing up. Check out this photo.

                                                 

            As you may be able to see, there are two rugs, and would you believe, I need to choose the one I like? I am often forced to do things here at the homestead, or not get fed. 

 

            I did mow the front yard yesterday and it looks nice, today I will attempt to rest.

 

A holiday from work not masks!

 

Senior word-ologist and silly grandpa, Don the Ford

Sunday is here 09/06/2020

            It did not rain here last evening!

            If the rain stays away today, I might mow!

            Photo of two friends!

 

Take a nap, Tres says, it feels good!

 

Senior nap-aholic and animal photographer, Don the Ford

Thought for the weekend 09/05/2020

            Before we get to the focus point of this posting, allow me to offer a correction. I have been corrected, Nancy Pelosi would not automatically become vice president. You might want to Google it.

            Now it is possible that she could become VP, but so could many other people. If the President was not able to serve, the VP becomes P, and gets to nominate a person to be VP. But the house has to vote giving their approval for the VP. Wow, with all those Ps, I might need to PP.

            Today I challenge each of us to smile more.  Even if you are not happy, a smile on our face will make others feel happy, and even a fake smile has a tendency to make the barer feel better. 

            Today we have a second challenge. "Let other people talk".

            Let's make today about others, not about us. We can show kindness by listening to someone else. When the other person is speaking, listen. We can ask short questions but do not insert our thoughts or comments unless asked.

            We all have stories, but our stories do not count today. Allow others to talk, they will really feel important. You might be surprised, as you will feel excellent after you have been kind to a family member or to a friend, by listening without interruption.

 

            Second correction: I had commented yesterday something to the effect, the sky was running out of water, as we had received only an additional ½ inch of rain. I was wrong! Last night the rain storm came through and deposited 1 inch of rain in my rain gage, again. Maybe the sky is not running out!

 

            Tres and I went out for a walk this morning, and only had one incident of a vehicle driving close to us. There was no traffic on the street but the vehicle came up the street driving close to the curb. Just before Tres and I were about to get off the street, the vehicle moved over. Probably some senior person, you know those ole people over 70. 

 

            Our Saturday lunch may be at the cracker store. My favorite spouse wants to try their new Chicken pot pie.

 

A holiday does not mean no masks!

 

 

Senior walker of the dog and correction maker, Don the Ford

Friday is here 09/04/2020

            Finally, the last work day of this week, a weekend and a holiday ahead in which I will have some time off. Wait a minute, I am retired, I don't work, I just sit around and do nothing, CRAP ANOTHER WEEKEND!

            I have a couple thoughts for this soon to be professionally composed article, but first allow me to speak of rain. Wednesday over 5.5 inches here at the homestead. Thursday just 2 inches and this morning in 1.5 hours only half an inch of rain. As you may be able to see, the sky is running out of water to pour on Hewitt, TX. The rain water in the back yard was again soaked up by the ground before the rain this morning, but after the hour and half of rain, we have standing water again.

            New subject: As I sat outside on the Ford's ole rocker, I observed a boy, I don't know how old he was, he appeared to be a young teenager, possibly 13 years old. He had a backpack on and he was walking at a normal pace until he turned the corner. He started up Oklahoma were a young lady lives. He then started walking very slow and I noticed he kept looking toward the girls house. The young lady did not come outside and after he passed the house he began walking at a regular pace.

              New topic: this is an olden day's story when I was probably 17 or 18 years old. Back in the olden days a good friend of mine, Steve Talley, had a 61 Chevrolet two door hard top, white in color, with a 409 in it. In those days I had a 63 Chevrolet, two door hard top, blue in color with a 409 in it. A 409 is a big V-8 motor. They often referred to them as garbage truck motors s their original use was in trucks.

            As it happened, both of the vehicles could be unlocked and started using my keys or Steve's keys. I had gone to a movie show one night, yes with a girl, and when we came out my car was gone from the parking lot. I looked around and found Steve's car. Steve had taken my car and left his car. 

            Steve's car was very low geared, set up for drag racing. My car had highway gears. Steve was going to another town, highway driving, so he took my car. Not a big deal, we found each other later at the hamburger place and traded cars.

 

            If it stops raining Tres and I will attempt to go for a walk. We have been imprisoned here at home due to the rain, and we both would like to take a walk.

            I just checked the security cameras and it is still raining. ☹

 

            And odd thought; if Biden was elected, and if the day after he was inaugurated, he passed away, we would have a female as President, and I believe Nancy Pelosi would become Vice President!

            I said it was an odd thought, tell me if I am wrong.

 

Stay safe, don't think about politics!

 

Senior neighborhood watcher and mask wearer, Don the Ford

Did it rain 09/03/2020

            We had a little rain Tuesday evening, heck it lightening and thundered most of the night. I had the Alexa making rain sounds Tuesday night, as they help me go to sleep. I woke up and realized that I had the fake rain sounds, and real rain sounds at the same time. I had Alexa stop the fake sounds.

            Tuesday morning, I allowed the Tres to go out the garage door for a quick wiz, and I also checked the rain gage. At that time, we had over 4 inches in the gage. About 1.5 hours later, we had more than 5 inches in the gage. We very much needed the rain.

            There was water standing in the back yard most of the day yesterday, as it doesn’t drain as well as it should. I should note that part of our back and front yards gets twice as much rain water as other parts of the yard. How does that happen, he asked? We do not have gutters, so the rain water that falls on the roof drains to the ground, effectively doubling the amount of water received in that area, aka almost 11 inches of rain water. Note, the front yard drains to the street.

            This morning when I got up, the back yard had soaked up all the rain from yesterday, nice! As I enjoyed a cup of real coffee, the weather guy said rain is coming. The radar indicated it was close, so I decided to postpone our dog walk for a while. The rain came as I was getting dressed. There is water standing on the back patio again, nice!

            I took my favorite wife to the cracker restaurant for breakfast Tuesday morning. There were very few people in the establishment, possibly due to the rain. Breakfast was good, and there were several more people arriving when we were ready to leave.

            I did point out that they had a fire extinguisher blocked, and I explained to one of the employees how much room there is suppose to be around an extinguisher. Also, there was no sign above the extinguisher, so it was literally hidden from sight.

            I have the new mirror on the Ford’s new bike, but I have not had the opportunity to ride it down the street to see if I can see vehicles behind me when I ride.

            I do have some work to do for the scrap wood project, and now that it is a little cooler, I will attempt to get the work done. My favorite spouse is going to lunch with friends to celebrate a birthday, so the garage will be available for me to apply my artistic finger prints to the recycled project.

            Change of subject: The new mirror on the E-bike works well. I am now able to see what is on the road behind me.

            Change of topic: We are considering having the Ford’s ole driveway replaced, we have received one bid, and need a couple more. We now know it will probably cost more then $500 to replace the driveway. Who knew it cost so much for some cement?

            The rain has stopped and Tres is wanting to go for a walk, talk with you later.

Be happy, ignore politics today!

Senior ignoring person and recycling artist, Don the Ford

You and you only! 09/02/2020

 

            This blog posting is only for you, not for anyone else. This is not for the general reading public; this is not written for them. Understand, I am talking to you right now, and only you.

            You are a good person, to say you are a nice person does not come close to describing your kind and giving personality. You have the ability to make me, and others feel needed and appreciated.

            You are someone I could trust with any secret, although I don’t have one to share right now. You are the kind of person we all should try to be!

            I ask that you share these thoughts with your other trusted friends and family members, each of us could use an uplifting positive comment today. During these times, when so many things seem to be going wrong, it is a blessing to know I have you as a personal friend.

 

            Again, I want to say, “I appreciate you, you're a good person! No, you are not perfect, who among us is perfect? You are kind and considerate, and I'm thankful that I can consider you as a friend”!

 

 

our friends, we should appreciate them all!

 

 

            Your friend, Don the Ford

The observer 09/01/2020

            The observer wasn't observing, he was applying a wood sealer to a scrap wood project yesterday. Yes, there will be a photo showing the scrap wood project.

             As I sat there, paint brush in one hand, and the project in the other hand, I heard a great disturbance. There was the sound of a couple birds that were very close, no more than 20 feet away. I then changed my focus from the project to the disturbing sounds. There was two Grackle's (big black birds) that flew down and went under my truck. The peripheral view allowed me to see a hawk that I assume had been after the black birds. This hawk descended close to the truck where the birds had hidden, and then up into the neighbor's tree. The grackles were safe for the moment.

            Charlie, the Ford's ole guard cat, started sneaking toward the truck. As he stealthily approached, the two black birds flew out from under the truck, but not in the direction of the hawk in the tree. I guess the hawk missed out on that meal.

            Now if I might, pleas allow me to present a photo of the scrap wood project that was just covered with a wood sealer. I usually need to put two coats on to each piece to seal them correctly.

                                                    

            What? I show you a photo of my artistic endeavor, and all you see is the white thing attached to the shrub. That is truly hurtful. I work for hours on end, trying to present to the world, nice recycled items, and yes, my scrap wood projects are considered as recycled items.

            The white thing is a motion detector. Happy now that you have hurt this artists feelings? 

 

Change of topic: this morning as the Tres and I were out for our morning walk, we both knew that it was the first day if September. Here in the city of Hewitt, on the first day of September, one can easily hear the sounds of fall. That is the sounds of falling doves! Yep, dove season starts on the first of September, and many people are just outside the city limits with their guns, shooting these poor doves. I use to do that in the olden days but shooting doves, ducks, geese, deer, etc. is no longer of interest to me.

 

My favorite spouse kind of hurt my feelings this morning. How did she do that, you asked? She called the Tres, "Silly". Now I have always thought of myself as being, "Silly grandpa", and now we have two Silly's here in the homestead. I thought I was the one, and only one! Now there are two, so hurtful! 😊

 

Kill doves not, and be happy!

Senior silly grandpa and use to be hunter, Don the Ford