morning glory

Our fence is covered with grape vines but wee don't get any grapes.   Mary planted some morning glory seeds by the fence and a couple of them sprung up.   It is amazing that it is able to survive amongst all of those grape vines.

The flowers are such a pretty shade of blue.

It is such an intense shade of blue.   Now I know why they call it morning glory because what a glorious sight it is.   But look above the flower and you will see that the vine of the morning glory has wrapped itself around the grape vine.

       Here in Florida we are having rains every afternoon which makes everything grow fast.   Not only is this morning glory vine growing but also the grass which will get mowed tomorrow.

            Four more weeks and Mary and I will be heading back to Disney World.  We still have so much to see in Epcot.   I am not sure if we will ever get to see all that there is to see at Disney.   And Pirates of the Caribbean remains my favorite ride.

            I just wanted to share the beauty of these flowers with you.   Pardon the pun but "have a glorious day".      Lew

a happy tail

They say that you can tell when a cat is happy because it will walk with its tail straight up.    Well, if that is the case then Polly, the feral cat must be ecstatic because her tail is straight up.   

She has a little hook to the tail at its tip.   Kind of like a possum?    This is a sweet cat and follows me everywhere when I am outside in the yard.   Some feral cats are friendly and some aren't.   I try giving them cat treats from the grocery store so that they will be friendly towards me.   And by the way, the four feral cats from the same litter are all sisters.    Yep, all females.

            We got lucky and didn't get much from hurricane Irene here in Orlando.   But the hurricane season isn't over yet.   What do I dislike most about hurricanes?   The electric goes out and so no air conditioning.   Not even a fan.    My "hurricane plans" are real simple:   go to an air conditioned motel until the electric and central air comes back on at home.   Carpe diem.    Lew



a thousand words

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and boy I could write a thousand words on this picture.   The smaller child is me and the older child is my brother.   He is 7 years older than me.   Take a look at the cuffs on his jacket.   Perfect fit.   Now take a look at the cuffs on my jacket, way too long.   Not even close.   Now look at the fit of the jacket through the chest.  Once again, perfect.   And the fit of the jacket that I am wearing?   I am drowning in it.   This is what you call "hand-me-downs".   Having a brother who is 7 years older means that I get his cast-offs each year and he gets new clothes.   I would complain about it but my mom would always tell me that "I would grow into it".   My mom was always thrifty,   And being thrifty is okay so long as you are the older sibling.   This is a pretty old picture.  It is from a simpler time.   A happy time.    After all, at this age my only concern was what toy I would play with next.   My parents kept my brother and I well supplied with toys.   Have a nice day and carpe diem.    Lew

Buttons

 

This is an old picture from an earlier time.   A time when a boys best friend wasn’t a video game but a loyal and loving dog.   That is me with my “best friend” sitting on my lap with my dad beside me and my brother behind me.  

My dog’s name was Buttons.   I didn’t give her that name, her previous owner did.   My mom and I got her from the local SPCA.   The dog took to me right away.   We went everywhere together.   She especially liked going on hikes through the fields and woods.    She was incredibly loyal to me.   I couldn’t have asked for a better dog.   I think that every young child should have some sort of a pet as a companion.    Well, Buttons is wore out from one of my nature hikes and is fast asleep.

So I guess that it is time to go.    Time to leave my remembering the simple times of the past and come back to the modern techno-world.    Have a good day and enjoy God’s little creatures today.   Go out and adopt a pet if you don’t already have one.   Note the word “adopt” which means the dog pound, SPCA, Humane Society, or some other animal rescue group.  You’ll be glad that you did.   Go and have a great day.    Lew

quicksand

This is a picture of me at one of my favorite areas to swim and wade down in Miami, Florida.   At least it was until one day I got into some quicksand.   Actually, I prefer to think of it as quickmuck because you sink slower than in quicksand but the more that you struggle the faster you sink.  There is probably an underground spring pushing water up through the sand and muck making it a little thinner.   I got stuck in this stuff when I was by myself and I was stuck but good.   But fortunately there was a wooden cable spool just to the left of the picture which I managed to get to with great difficulty, climbed up on and rested.   As cars drove by I yelled and waved for help.   They couldn’t hear me and they just smiled and waved back, not realizing that I was in trouble.   I was about 12 feet from the road.  I crouched down, summoned all my strength, and leaped with everything that I had and must have leaped six to eight feet.   When I landed I was close enough to make it to the road.   What a harrowing experience.   I told my friends about what had happened but no one believed me.   This was frustrating so what did a bright young college boy do?   Yep, returned to the spot and wandered back out into this stuff and had my picture taken as proof.   But this time I had a rope which was tied to the bumper of the car which I used to pull myself out.   Plus I had my religious medal (scapular) on for extra help.   Yeah, it really wasn’t a smart thing to do but I was young then.   Let’s see, I was born in 1942 and the date on the picture is 1961, so that would make me 19 at the time.   No, no, no, don’t figure my current age or I will never tell my birth year again.   But how did I ever manage to live to 2011 doing dumb things like that.   And also, was I ever really that thin?   Boy, those were the days.   Isn’t there a song called Those Were the Days?    After this experience I didn’t visit this wading area as often and definitely avoided this area when I did.   Have a nice day.   Lew 

Judy

This is our new chihuahua.   We got her from A New Beginning Pet Care & Rescue.   They do adoptions on the weekends at a pet store called PetSmart.   It is really nice that they do this.   She is a dog that they got from a county shelter and then get them adopted by people (like Mary and I).   She is 8 years old which we like.   She is a lap dog and wants to sit on Mary's lap all of the time.   She has really taken to Mary and follows her around the house.   This dog is to try and take the place of the empty spot left by our previous chihuahua Duke.   Judy is very friendly and lovable.   I think that she will be just fine and have a nice home in our home.   Yeah, she also likes laying on the couch.    Have a nice day and I hope that everyone should have a loving pet to keep them company.    Lew

shuttle launch

Are we ready for the shuttle launch?   Yeah, I know, it was scrubbed for Friday but perhaps it will go on Saturday or Sunday.   And you know what a launch on Saturday or Sunday means?    Yeah, lots of local people who are off of work.    If it goes on the weekend it will probably set an all-time record for traffic jams.

 

This is my nephew who use to work putting tiles onto the space shuttle.   What a neat job to be that close to the shuttle.

            So fill your ice chest with sodas and sandwiches and head on down to the Kennedy Space Center to watch the launch.   It's the last one.   You know there won't be any others.   Going, going, gone as the auctioneer says.   And if you can't make it to the Kennedy Space Center, set up some T.V. trays in the living room and eat your sandwiches and and drink your soda while watching the launch.   And don't forget the chips and dip.   French onion dip still remains my favorite.    Have a great day and a fun time watching the shuttle launch wherever you may be when it occurs.   Where will I be?   Sitting in the living room watching the television while eating sandwiches and drinking a glass of soda off from the T.V. trays.   Oh yeah , and chips with French onion dip.    Enjoy life to its fullest.   Lew