SO--LONG SUMMER : - (

         A FEW PHOTOS OF THE SCENERY THAT PUTS MY MIND BACK IN PLACE

I'VE SEEN MANY DEER AND WILD TURKEYS ON THIS FIELD-NONE TODAY-SORRY



BEEN ONE OF THOSE WEEKS THAT WE ALL HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME…LOT’S OF STUFF GOING ON…WE HAD JUST RECEIVED THE BILL FOR OUR BASEMENT CLEAN-UP AFTER IRENE DID HER THING AND NOT EVEN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS LATER WE HAD TO CALL UP THE GUYS AND TELL THEM  TO COME BACK AND DO EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN AFTER THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE CAME THROUGH..SO NOW, AFTER THREE INCIDENTS OF WATER IN THE BASEMENT WE DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME TO DO SOME MAJOR WORK AROUND THE PLACE..

GOT THE BACK YARD DUG UP (SOME STRATEGIC LANDSCAPING AND SLOPING)…A FOUR INCH CONCRETE CAP GOING OVER THE EXISTING PATIO—ANOTHER FOUR INCH SLAB IS GOING TO COVER AN OLD EXTENSION OF THE PATIO (WITH AN AGGRESSIVE PITCH AWAY FROM THE HOUSE)—THEN SOME ELECTRICAL WORK BEING DONE TO ACCOMMODATE A GENERATOR—AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, SOME PLUMBING WORK HAS TO BE SCHEDULED FOR A BACK-WASH PREVENTER..MONEY TALKS—MINE SAYS “GOOD-BYE..”  OF COURSE, AFTER ALL THIS IS DONE WE WILL PROBABLY ENTER A PERIOD OF DROUGHT THAT WILL LAST A DECADE OR SO..I’VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT’S ALL A WASTE OF MONEY BECAUSE THE WORLD IS SUPPOSED TO END NEXT YEAR ANYWAY..

ALL THIS CRUD JUST KIND OF MAKES FOR A RUPTURED ROUTINE—TRYING TO ARRANGE FOR ESTIMATES—MOVING THINGS AROUND—AND CALLING HERE AND THERE FOR THIS AND THAT..AND ALL THE WHILE MONEY IS SLIPPING AWAY LIKE CRAP THROUGH A GOOSE..ALL THAT BEING SAID, THE TIME THAT I SET ASIDE FOR WORKING ON THE BLOG WAS LIMITED,, AND I WAS MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE PREOCCUPIED.. CONSEQUENTLY YOU, MY VERY VALUED READERS ARE PRESENTED WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY INSIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS..IT IS A SAFE BET MANY OF YOU HAVE FAR MORE PRESSING ISSUES.. HOWEVER, I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO VENT A BIT..

THE FARMER RESTED THIS FIELD THIS YEAR
LAST YEAR IT WAS FULL OF PUMPKINS

I  NEEDED SOME TIME ON THE TRUSTY LOW-RIDER TO CLEAR MY HEAD AND RESET ALL MY PROBLEM SOLVING SYSTEMS..SO AFTER TAKING CARE OF A FEW ‘HAVE TO BE DONE’ THINGS I DID MANAGE TO GET UP ON TWO WHEELS AND COVER A LITTLE BIT OF GROUND..NOTHING SPECTACULAR BUT I DID MANAGE TO GET A COUPLE OF MY FAVORITE SCENES TO SHARE WITH YOU..THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE FRIENDLY SIGHTS THAT SET MY MIND BACK ON TRACK WHEN I FEEL MYSELF STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT ON THE UNPLEASANT SIDE OF MYSELF..OF COURSE—BEING ON THE MOTORCYCLE ALWAYS GOES A LONG-LONG WAY IN MY MOOD IMPROVEMENT..  

THIS OLD FRIEND LOADS UP WITH COLOR AND THEN GOES INTO HIS WINTER SLEEP
I'VE ADMIRED THIS OLD TIMER FOR YEARS.
I'LL SHOW HIM TO YOU AGAIN

ON SEPTEMBER 23th (AT 5:05 AM-EST) OUR GOOD EARTH REACHES AN IMAGINARY POINT IN IT’S ORBIT AROUND THE SUN THAT SIGNALS AUTUMNS ARRIVAL..NO MORE MOTORCYCLE RIDES WEARING JEANS AND A TEE-SHIRT, AND ALREADY, GLOVES ARE A NECESSITY..PRETTY SOON MY WINDSHIELD GOES ON AND NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT, THE HELMET. CHAPS AND HEAT PADS BECOME MANDATORY IF I INTEND TO SURVIVE AT 55 TO 75 MPH IN 20 OR 30 DEGREE TEMPS..YEA, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER LOONEYS  OUT THERE BESIDES ME, AND AS I MEET THEM, I’LL INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU..

                                                  *******SEE YOU NEXT WEEK---STAY WELL*******



THOUGHT I'D SHARE THE LOVELY VIEW FROM OUR KITCHEN WINDOW
NICE,, HUH??
THINK I NEED TO GO FOR A RIDE!!
SO LONG TILL NEXT WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.
TILL THEN
**BE GOOD OR BE CAREFUL**
 JIM