Metro Monday

As I write this, it is Sunday night. I am taken back 2 years ago yesterday... Did you know that it only takes 27 minutes to drive from Helena to Vidalia? Thirty miles and the six little town between home and the vet's office. Metro was yelping in pain. The more he moans and cries, the harder I press the accelerator.

Sarah was saying this morning, she would rather not think about it. And she is sure that Metro would rather forget about it.

Yesterday afternoon, at near the time that the "accident" happened, we were working on the cook house. Sarah's brother drove up on his ATV with his large mixed Lab and the neighbor's beagle in tow. Metro jumped off the Golf Cart and charged the two dogs as to say, "Hey, this is my territory. Y'all need to leave." Which they did.

Five and half pounds of tenacity.

That's Metro!!!

Paulownia Blooms

And the Dogwoods will be blooming soon!!!

As Dad would say, "How can you idenify a Dogwood tree???

By its bark!!!

Martins are in the House

The Purple Martins are back - a week earlier than last year! Yay, Spring!!!

Metro Monday

A husband and wife (Joe and Mary) stopped to visit with his bachelor brother as they drove across country.

When they arrived, Brother John has dinner waiting for them. After they ate, Joe and Mary went to bed, weary from first leg of their journey.

The next morning, John had prepared breakfast. Mary noticed a bits of dried on food on the plates. Mary kicked Joe under the table with a "say something Joe" look.

"Huh, John there is a specks of food on plate."

John replied, "Well, they are as clean as cold water can get them."

At lunch time, Mary noticed some dried egg on the plates.

"Huh, John - there seems to be some of our breakfast on these plates now."

Again John replied, "Well, they are as clean as cold water can get them."

Then at supper, there was some leftover 'tater salad on the plates.

"Huh, John... Never mind, I know 'they are as clean as cold water can get them.'

After supper Joe and Mary started to pack their bags for an early morning start...



As Joe and Mary were getting ready to leave, John's old hound dog jumped into the car.

John yelled out, "Cold Water, git yourself outta that car!!!"

Better Maps

On my drive home through Vidalia, I noticed a strange colored Toyota Sienna parked on the Main Street. With huge lettering on the back window, "We're mapping your world", I thought to myself...

"Self, I wonder if this is the van that take the photos for Google Maps' Street View?"

I make my way to the nearest side street in order to get a better look. Inside the van was a young man, laptop mounted where the passenger would normally sit.

His mission was to re-map various new and revised streets and roads in Georgia. Not only does Tele Atlas take the photos for Street View, but they sell the update info to Mapquest, Yahoo Maps, Microsoft MapPoint (which includes Streets and Trips) and the mapping software for the GPSr and auto navigation companies.

With the One Way Pairing in Vidalia make steady progress, what was once two ways streets are now One Way. If I were to hook up the laptop and start Streets and Trips, I would get an "Off Route" notice for the west bound portion of my journey home from McDonald's to the Twin Ponds.

Happy Valentine's Day

Metro Monday

You gotta stop and smell the Daffodils!!!

And sometimes the Daffodils need to be watered!!!

And yes, the Daffodils are blooming is south Georgia. General Beau Lee, Ph.D., Georgia’s Official Weather Prognosticator predicted an early spring on Feruary 2nd. With temperature in the upper 60's to lower 70's for nearly two week now, I would say he got another one right!!! In the mean time - his northern cousin, Punxsutawney Phil, has six more weeks of cold, snow and winter in store for those above the Mason-Dixon.

Mmmmmmm, Chocolate Pie

A pie for my birthday???


Yes, Susan made me one! As she told me that it was waiting in the fridge in the fellowship hall, she said, "Laurie said, what would his Mom had done for him?"

SPOT ON!!!

Susan (and Laura), thank you so much!

Why Drill??? When you can do it for real???

This week marks National Severe Weather Awareness Week. What is the purpose of this week? According to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, “Severe Weather Awareness Week is designed to provide information about the types of severe weather that affect Georgia and what to do in the event that severe weather occurs.”

A statewide tornado drill will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.

Update: The statewide tornado drill has been cancelled on Wednesday because of the threat for severe weather in Georgia. The drill has been rescheduled for Friday, February 8.

Super Tuesday

I did...

Metro Monday

Mmmmmm, Sushi

Metro went fishing over the weekend!!! He loves to be with us when we are at the Fishing Pond. He knows, when the tackle box and fishing poles are positioned onto the golf cart, that fun times are at hand. He will twril and spin, as he would for one of his Pup-peroni treats. Sarah allowed him to get his mouth on one of the brim that came out of the chilly waters. Guess what we are having for dinner tonight!?!

And,
All Decked Out

We have completed the first stages of the barn re-construction. The floor (or deck) has been installed and four walls are standing...