what I need to get done…

Here’s a lady out in the woods….talking about lunch and ticks. I like being out in the woods. It would be good to eat lunch out in the woods. I think that I realized something this morning, though. I worry … Continue reading

hoarse rooster

There’s a rooster outside our bathroom window this morning. He’s there every morning, but this morning, he’s hoarse. He gave a couple of feeble crows and then must have gotten tired or something, because he stopped trying. That’s OK….I don’t … Continue reading

Trains in Paradise….

Check this guy out….in a perfect campsite….close enough to the tracks that he ended up listening to trains blowing their whistles all night long. Man. You just never know what’s going to happen when you’re out there in the world. … Continue reading

Shooting on a Sunday…..

The neighbors are shooting the heck out of the air this afternoon. Actually, they’re shooting the heck out of the bank at the back of their field. Shooting the HELL out of it. How appropriate for a Sunday. That’s sarcastic. … Continue reading

2 Days Back….

It’s pretty goofy. 2 days back after 2 days off….and…I’m back on a roll. How’s that sound? A commitment broken is a commitment renewed….and…it only took two days. Easy. Here’s a video about Idaho. Who could resist a video about … Continue reading

Anti-Idol

Alejandro Aranda. Here’s an artist who made his way to what is really a pretty artificial “contest”…..where the performer who doesn’t really surprise (too much) is often the winner…..where our expectations are met….but not often exceeded. What a surprise! And….what … Continue reading

Axle Shaft U-Joint….Jeep Cherokee

Clicking…popping….weird and bad noises. That’s not a good thing when the rest of the Jeep is getting closer to being “dialed in”. When you can crawl under the beast and diagnose the problem without a….problem….it makes things easier to know … Continue reading

I Put My Jeep In Four Wheel Drive….

“Fail” is so relative a term. I put my Jeep in 4-Wheel Drive the other day to get out of a slippery place in the gravel. MACHO!! It worked….and I got off the little hill. I don’t take chances on … Continue reading

The Bee

There was a bee in my mail Jeep the other day. That happens a lot. I’m a bee magnet. I’m a sitting duck. But….on the other hand, it’s a beautiful sign of the warmth that Spring brings when the bees … Continue reading