Birds of a feather flock, wait don’t tell the dogs….

Posted on June 6, 2017 by flowerjovia

It’s still raining here. Mind you, I’m not complaining because just last month it was me who was saying that we desperately needed rain, it’s just that it’s sort of miserable when it rains all day and we don’t really get a break from it for several days. I mean, I need a little break.

Nope? Okay then. We’ll move on.

Or not….because this morning MacGyver and I took the dogs for a walk in the rain for the second day in a row. They hate it too. Woody also hates rain. He just sits on top of his cage and looks outside as if he wants to go out but he isn’t going to because dry is soooo much better.

It must be hard to learn to fly in the first place but imagine trying to learn to fly with soaking wet feathers. Not gonna happen. This morning we took Woody with us along with the dogs on their walk. He rode on Boomer’s back.

What? Like you never seen anything like that before?

The neighbors think we’ve lost our minds. Obviously they’re new to the neighborhood. They’ll learn. At least it’s interesting around here.

How’s your weather this week?

Memorial Day Weekend and a White Dove

Posted on May 30, 2017 by flowerjovia

I love going down to Nokomis for the weekends, especially when it’s a three day weekend, but after packing up to go down and then cleaning up to leave, and then coming home and unpacking and putting everything away, by Tuesday morning I feel like I got hit by a mack truck.

We left Clearwater on Friday night and drove down to Nokomis. MacGyver wanted to leave early but I had some rewards points from my credit cards and I had to spend them or lose them so I HAD to go to the mall. Had to.

In case you had any doubt about my skill, this entire outfit, including shoes was less than 30 dollars.

After power shopping we headed down to Nokomis and on Saturday morning I got up bright and early and got in a long run on my favorite trail.

MacGyver and I had some lawn debris to pick up and some garage sales to visit so we piddled around for much of the day on Saturday doing those things.

We didn’t find too much at the garage sales but we did go over to the jetty and we met this guy who had a metal detector and he was picking up things right and left. He told us that he had found 28 rings in only 6 months, twenty eight, including diamonds and sapphires.

hmmmmmmmmmmm

On Sunday MacGyver got up really early in the morning to go work on the boat and I went out for a run. He was supposed to change out the prop while I ran six miles and walked the dogs and then we were going to go out and try to do some fishing. Here’s what actually happened.

I did run six miles and walk the dogs but on the walk Hank got over heated and fell down which scared the hell out of me so I picked him up and carried him back home, (he loved it, I’m not sure but he may have planned it).

MacGyver pulled the boat out of the water to change the prop but the dealer had given him the wrong parts so he had to put the old prop back on, which meant he wasted a shit ton of time for no reason.

Finally, around 11am, my mother in law came to pick me up so MacGyver could get the boat back in the water since it was at their house in Englewood. When she showed up, this was what she walked in on.

My mother in law and I loaded my things, and by things I mean, my menagerie, into the car and then we headed off to Englewood.

(In case you’re wondering were Hank is, he insisted on driving.)

We finally made it onto the boat around 1:30 in the afternoon and made our way out to Stump Pass. I haven’t been to Stump Pass since last year and I was super excited to get out there, mostly because I really wanted to fish but also because I knew there would be a lot of people out celebrating and enjoying the holiday weekend. I was shocked when we got there and I saw this.

Nothing ever stays the same

Apparently the pass isn’t deep enough for the larger boats so they are ‘fixing it’. In my opinion, it will never be the same. Progress? I’m not sure that’s what I’d call it but it is what it is.

Anyway, there hasn’t been any bait fish anywhere. MacGyver is convinced that the red tide we recently had ruined the fishing but I disagree. We went to a few spots looking for bait and didn’t see any and we threw a few lures out but MacGyver was getting frustrated.

Eventually MacGyver and I decided that we should maybe start metal detecting but I said I wasn’t really ready to give up yet and that’s when I threw out a lure one last time and I landed the only fish of the day, and it was a snook!

Boom! What you can’t see in that picture is that when I was holding the snook, he flipped hard and his gill caught my thumb and cut it pretty good, and when he flipped, because I caught him on a double lure, the second lure flipped up and caught my hand as well so in that picture I’ve got blood all over my hand.

About 5 minutes after I threw the snook back I looked to the left of the boat and saw a large fin. Yep, a shark. I had hoped to get a closer look but it swam away.

After locating some band-aids we decided to head back and have some dinner. Later that night we had desert back in Nokomis and we decided to go over to the Jetty to try some metal detecting with a unit that MacGyver had bought at a black Friday sale a few years ago.

It didn’t work. (I’m searching craigslist for a new one today.)

Yesterday we hung out in Nokomis for most of the day. It was so hot that I really had no desire to go out in the sun at all. MacGyver and I watched some TV and hung out with the animals and worked a bit in the yard. We just enjoyed the day.

Late yesterday we met my laws for dinner before leaving and had a really nice time. The restaurant pulled a bait a switch on us which was annoying but there was a white dove hanging out there and I really wanted to take it home.

Wouldn’t you like a woodpecker brother?

I didn’t.

We got home last night around 9PM and MacGyver and I made it to bed around midnight. I managed to get up and run/walk around 4 miles this morning but I have no idea how I did it because I’m exhausted and I still have a full day of work ahead of me. This is why lunchtime naps were invented 😉 and why I excel at them.

How was your weekend?

Did you do anything special?

Animal updates!

Posted on May 19, 2017 by flowerjovia

A little later this afternoon MacGyver, the dogs, the bird and I are all going to pack into the truck and head down to Nokomis for the weekend. It should be epic.

Hillbillies

But I didn’t want to leave without first giving you an animal update.

First, I’ve recently gotten a few emails from some people asking about Boomer. Some of you were wondering how he’s been doing and what he’s been up to lately. I can tell you that he’s been pretty busy,

sleeping.

Boomer Sleeping

Woody is growing at an alarming pace. I can’t even believe how fast this bird has grown. He’s tripled in size in only three weeks and he can fly for a few feet now. He still doesn’t really have any major flight feathers but don’t tell him that. He thinks he can soar through the sky!

Red Bellied Woodpecker

He knows his name too. He comes when you call him. He is also starting to get the red coloring on his head which is clearly evident in the next picture.

You can see the red just at the top behind his head, or not, depending on how closely you look but it’s there, I swear. He’s so darn cute. Have I mentioned that?

Did I mention that Boomer is still the champ at sleeping? Or that he’s also cute?

“When you’re this good at something, there’s no reason to quit.”

And it wouldn’t be an update without a status report on this little guy who is, you guessed it, also a cutie pie,

“Psssst, single adoptable male here, loves women! Not afraid to share the bed or my toys, just not with other dogs, cats or birds! Looking for a new family, preferably a sane one. Currently taking applications.”

I don’t know why he would say that, he loves it here. He might be a tad bit jealous is all. Maybe I could get the in-laws to pecker sit this weekend so I could give the wiener some extra attention.

Hope you have an excellent weekend!