Not much yesterday. We had a cold rain most of the day and it was saturday anyway. So that meant basketball games all day. A very good day for watching.  2 games the teams that I was rooting for won and the team I was wanting to loose did so. One other game last night was a good one also.
Today we went to church again and then out to dinner with our friends Sam and Carolyn.

Walking

Yesterday we went to the Jon Chestnut Park again to walk.  The first thing I saw when we pulled in to park was this little fella here at around 3 foot long.

As we started to go across the bridge I looked up along the lake side and saw this big "rascal".  I got just close enough but not real close to take this photo. He looked to be about 8 foot long. 

There were a couple of guys in boats fishing along the shore line.

The trails have been improved with new boardwalks that are wider than the old ones and this mokes so some very nice walking.

As we came close to the end of one trail,this heron was keeping a watchful eye out for any movement in the water. I love to watch these birds as they move ever so slowly in the water sneaking upon the fish.

Another 8 footer on a patch of land in the lake,basking in the sun.  

                                            Here is a heron on her nest.  I think this is the same bird in the same nest that we have been seeing for years.  The male was on a branch above her. We have noticed through the years that the male will sit on the eggs some of the time giving his female pardner a break to stretch and find some food.
We did enjoy the day very much.

Beach Day

Yesterday the weather co-operated enough for us to go out to the beach and lazy around for a while.

On the way as many a times we are out we saw an accident. The fire truck and the police looked like they had everything under control.

Looking at the beachside from the causeway it looked to be a beautiful scene with the water and the white sand.

Sam and Carolyn back from a stroll up and down the beach.

                                     What!  Looks like the walking was to much for Sam. No he is just relaxing and taking in the good "stuff" on their vacation. 
The sun was more powerful than I realized.  Saying that because I got a little sun burn.  After we left the beach,we had time to go to the Golden Corral for the early bird special.  Man was that place very crowded. I mean really,really a huge crowd.
We had another very nice day.

Little of Everything

Yesterday was just a usual day.  We had to go grocery shopping,so first we went to Winn✓Dixie to buy a few things that were on sale that we needed.  Then it was to Walmart for rest of the things.  On the way back we stopped and got our usual "Hot and Ready" pizza at a discount from the Little Caesar's Pizza on Ridge Road.  The the rest of the evening was computer time and then of course my basketball game on the television.

I bought a package of blueberries yesterday so this morning I put some on my pancakes. I put them in between each pancake and on the top also.  A little butter on top and syrup made a very tasty breakfast.  I have been hearing how good the blueberries were for you so I bought some. If they are really good for you I must have been in real good shape when I was a young child.  I spent more than my share of time in the woods growng up and have eaten my share of nuts and berries.  I would knock nuts out of trees and also pick some off of bushes to eat. Lot of fun cracking nuts with rocks and eating them. For the berries there were blackberries,rasberries,blueberries,gooseberries and the ones I ate the most were a berry we called"possum grapes".  I would climb up in the trees and lay out on the vines to eat possum grapes until my little belly couldn't hold any more.  Oh those were the days.
Today we are going back down to Fred Howard Park with Sam and Carolyn to the beach and lay out to get some sun.  Just hope the wind isn't to cool.
Hope you have a very nice day. 

Much Needed Walking

Nancy and I for some reason are too much behind on our walking.  We usually try to walk four to five miles a day and now we are down to two miles and even less.  Believe me when I tell you we can feel the difference in our body and bones because of this.  Yesterday we did go out to the James Grey Preserve to walk. 

We like to walk out in the "woods". Here is part of the trail around the river. There is a boardwalk along this river also.

We like the scenery in the park,it looks like a real jungle in parts of it.  For those of you that remember the "Tarzan Movies" this reminds me of those movies. I told Nancy I could just see Tarzan diving out of a tree into the river.

If you get tired of walking there are plenty of benches along the way to sit and rest the legs until you are ready to go again.  We do see peole here fishing in the river from time to time.

This is also a good place for the kayakers to paddle along the lazy river.

Here is the launch where the boaters and those that have kayaks get into the river.  There is a sign that has no swimming because of the occasional alligator. Believe it or not we have seen a few that goes swimming here.  They are braver or crazier than I am.

We had a nice walk and felt better for doing it.

Yesterday nothing really happened.  I would say just another day of living,but to me another day of living is very special.  I guess the older you get the more you really appreciate every day.
I guess a lot of people watched the football play-off games Sunday.  If your team won I'm glad for you.  I did watch some of the games while I was able to stay awake.
Of course this time of the year my game watching is college basketball and I'm enjoying it very much.
The weather here is still a little cool this morning the temp was 44°.

Flea Market

Nancy and Lena looking over the goods at the flea market.  As from the photo above you can see Earl and Lena did come over.  We sat around and talked for awhile when the go here.then we went to the flea market to spend some time. We looked at all the things they had. I didn't find anything that I couldn't do without and Nancy bought just a couple of things.  Lena and Earl also bought a few things. When we were finished at the flea market we stopped into the Perkins Restaurant to have dinner. The food was good but I thought it was somewhat over priced.  Earl and Lena stayed a little while longer after we got back to the house.

Today we went to church today with Sam and Carolyn. After church we had dinner at a new restaurant.  I ordered steak and eggs. This was supposed to be sirloin steak but when it came I looked at it and knew it was not sirloin.  I cut into it and tryed to chew a piece but it was to tuff.  I told the waitress that it was a flank steak and not a sirloin.  I didn't have to pay for it,so my dinner today was not steak and eggs,it was dissapointment instead.       

Good Visit

We did meet our friends Hazel and Lee yesterday.  Actually we went to their house shortly afternoon,we sat around talking for a while then we went in their car to a restaurant. Afer a bunch of left and right turns we arrived to our destination for Lunch/dinner. The restaurant is called "Breakfast Club".  Now don't ask me where it is located because I have not a clue and couldn't tell you how to get there.  Anyway we had a nice meal along with better conversation.  On the way back we stopped at Crew's Lake Park to do a short walk out on the pier.  Nancy and I were at this park 3 or 4 years ago and the lake was dry but at this time the lake had quite a bit of water.  I guess this was due to the fact there has been a lot of rain.  Out on the pier we gazed out over the nice scenery while Lee filled us in on how the lake was years ago.  Lee makes a wonderful tour guide.  By the time we got back to their house it was getting late in the afternoon and Nancy was wanting to stop in the Walmarts for a few things so we Thanked Hazel and Lee for a pleasant afternoon and excused ourselves to leave.
Today we have our friends Lena and Earl coming over from Zypherhills for a visit and going up to the USA Flea Market.  I'm sure this will be another enjoyable day.
Theres nothing like spending time with good friend.

Big Rain

We had a lot of rain last night and well into the morning hours.  The wind was a little brisk also but nothing to worry about. The storm was past us around 7:00am this morning.  The rest of today is suppose to be clear with the temp going up to 72°.
Yesterday was a short work day for me with a few small projects as usual.  One of them being the light in the range hood.  The light and the fan in the hood is on a 12 volt system.  The light bulb is the kind that is like those in the brake light of an automobile.  This light has a habit of blowing out every so often.  So yesterday I rewired it and put in a halogen light. I sure hope this light last longer than the other type.
Today we are meeting our good friend Lee and Hazel King for  lunch/dinner.  These are really a couple of nice people and we have had the good fortune of knowing and becoming friends with them.   

On a Trip

Yesterday Sam,Carolyn,Nancy and myself went up to Wildwood to visit our West Virginia friends Gerryand Dallas Jude. In the photo above are Sam and Nancy with Gerry. These are two very dear friends that we have known for a long time and have always enjoyed being around them as we did yesterday. It was really good to see them again,they have not changed through the years.  Thanks Dallas and Gerry for a very time.

Here Sam is checking out his new GPS on I-75. Like most of us he is enjoying his

new "toy".

It is alway good to get out where you can see all the open land without building on it. Being brought up in the hills of West Virginia as a boy and enjoying the woods I guess I will never get over the feeling and the smeel of the woods and forest.
We had a very good time yesterday.

Good Day

Yesterday was our church day.  The preacher had a very good sermon.  After church we stopped and had dinner at Caposeys.  This is one of those small restaurants that looks like at one time was a house.  This place stays crowded.
After we ate and came home I sat around and watched the football playoffs.  If there was something else on I would not have watched the games.  I'm not one for watching professional sports.  To me they are over payed and most of them doesn't deliver on what they are payed to do. I read one time that a baseball player average around $20,000 for each time he was at bat that season.  That was even if he struck out. I just don't know how to figure that one out.
Well anyway today is going to be a fair day with the temp going up to 68°, but with some wind.  This is better than the resent cold spell that we had.